Try trace( getQualifiedClassname( rc )) in your userStatus method to make sure. You can see the output if you run in debug mode.
Cheers Ralf. On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 4:16 PM, Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually it does return a Boolean > > <cffunction name="userStatus" access="remote" returntype="boolean"> > > -----Original Message----- > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Ralf Bokelberg > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 8:58 AM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] AS3 function returning true when it only can be > false > > It appears to me, that your Coldfusion script returns a string instead > of a boolean. Every string with a length > 0 evaluates to true in a > boolean expression. > Cheers > Ralf. > > On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 4:05 PM, Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> This is weird... >> >> >> >> I'm linking to a coldfusion component I'm creating. >> >> >> >> For the sake of playing around a bit, I created the variable "rc" >> >> >> >> The following AS3 function queries the CF server to see if the user is >> logged in or not; returns true for yes, false for no >> >> >> >> public function userStatus():Boolean >> >> { >> >> rc = authManager.userStatus(); >> >> return rc; >> >> } >> >> >> >> That function always returns "true", even though the coldfusion query is >> now >> set to return false for both cases as you see below. >> >> >> >> This is the coldfusion function: >> >> >> >> <cffunction name="userStatus" access="remote" returntype="boolean"> >> >> <cfif IsUserLoggedIn()> >> >> <cfreturn false> ß-- this is normally true but set it to false >> to verify what is going on >> >> <cfelse> >> >> <cfreturn false> >> >> </cfif> >> >> </cffunction> >> >> >> >> >> >> This is the actual Flex display/call: >> >> <mx:Text text = "{'Logged in? ' + idLoginForm.userStatus()}"/> >> >> >> >> This displays the following: >> >> >> >> Logged in? True >> >> >> >> Any idea on what is going on here? >> >> >> >> >> >> (as a side note, I can't set a break point in that function. The break >> point keeps moving to the bottom of the function and out of the scope of >> the >> variable so I can't watch it.) >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> > > -- > Ralf Bokelberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Flex & Flash Consultant based in Cologne/Germany > > ------------------------------------ > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > -- Ralf Bokelberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Flex & Flash Consultant based in Cologne/Germany
