The main reason I do it is so I can then say:
foo = createObject("component","foo").init();
Basically, since "this" is a reference to the public scope of the CFC
instance you can call init on the same line as the createObject call.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Behalf Of Nando
> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 7:03 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [CFCDev] cfreturn this ???
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm a little foggy on what returning "this" actually does for you
> in an init
> method.
>
> What's the practical difference between
>
> <cffunction name="init" access="public"
> returntype="com.User" output="no">
> ...
> <cfreturn this />
> </cffunction>
>
> and
>
> <cffunction name="init" access="public" output="no">
> ...
> </cffunction>
>
> Knowing this a little more clearly would help me to understand
> exactly what
> i'm doing here, and when it would be advantagous or correct to return the
> object.
>
> :)
>
> thanks,
>
> Nando
>
>
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