> use "returnFormat=json" in your > cffunction in CF8, That's certainly easier than having to keep up with another CFC.
Thanks! Rick > -----Original Message----- > From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Josh Nathanson > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 2:21 PM > To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com > Subject: [jQuery] Re: Tutorials or examples of jQuery and ColdFusion? > > > JSON is never "necessary" per se, but it's such a nice and lightweight > method of passing data around that it is becoming the de facto standard for > ajax applications. > > I haven't tried it, but I think if you use "returnFormat=json" in your > cffunction in CF8, this accomplishes the same thing that cfjson.cfc is doing > - convert any deep structures into a json string. > > -- Josh > > -----Original Message----- > From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Rick Faircloth > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 10:45 AM > To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com > Subject: [jQuery] Re: Tutorials or examples of jQuery and ColdFusion? > > > Thanks for the tip, Josh. > > As a matter of fact, that's the tutorial that I modified > to create a modal window, ajax-based login I just finished. > > It uses cfjson.cfc. Part of what I was wondering is if cfjson.cfc > is still required or the recommended approach to CF and ajax in light > of CF 8's built-in ajax functionality. > > I also have questions about when JSON is necessary, etc., too. > > I'm just trying to get more of a general education about CF and ajax. > > Rick > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Josh Nathanson > > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 1:18 PM > > To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com > > Subject: [jQuery] Re: Tutorials or examples of jQuery and ColdFusion? > > > > > > Rick - if you go to the jQuery site, and look under Tutorials, there is an > > example there. It's not super detailed but it should give you some > insight. > > > > -- Josh > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On > > Behalf Of Rick Faircloth > > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:45 AM > > To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com > > Subject: [jQuery] Tutorials or examples of jQuery and ColdFusion? > > > > >
