Re: Retrieving Hint from components

2004-11-28 Thread Paul Kenney
This one is really easy... On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 15:01:56 -0600, Andy Ousterhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How would I retrieve the hint from a CFC: > > hint="An actor is someone who interacts with the system either directly with > it or indirectly through an other Actor or output from t

RE: Retrieving Hint from components

2004-11-28 Thread Andy Ousterhout
Thanks to everyone. getMetaData is just what I was looking for. Andy -Original Message- From: Douglas Knudsen take a look at getMetaData() eg On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 15:01:56 -0600, Andy Ousterhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How would I retrieve the hint from a CFC: > > hint="

RE: Retrieving Hint from components

2004-11-28 Thread Ben Rogers
#actorMetaData.hint# Note that the "hint" key does not appear to exists if the hint attribute is not defined. So, you'll have to check for its existance before attempting to reference it. Seems like a bug to me, but that's the way it is. :) Ben Rogers http:

Re: Retrieving Hint from components

2004-11-28 Thread Douglas Knudsen
take a look at getMetaData() eg On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 15:01:56 -0600, Andy Ousterhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How would I retrieve the hint from a CFC: > > hint="An actor is someone who interacts with the system either directly with > it or indirectly through an other Actor or outp

Re: Retrieving Hint from components

2004-11-28 Thread Raymond Camden
If you create an instance of a CFC and call getMetaData on it, you will see this information. On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 15:01:56 -0600, Andy Ousterhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How would I retrieve the hint from a CFC: > > hint="An actor is someone who interacts with the system either directly

Re: Retrieving Hint from components

2004-11-28 Thread Sean Corfield
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 15:01:56 -0600, Andy Ousterhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How would I retrieve the hint from a CFC: > > hint="An actor is someone who interacts with the system either directly with > it or indirectly through an other Actor or output from the system > like a fax or lett

Re: Retrieving Hint from components

2004-11-28 Thread Rick Root
Andy Ousterhout wrote: > How would I retrieve the hint from a CFC: > > hint="An actor is someone who interacts with the system either directly with > it or indirectly through an other Actor or output from the system > like a fax or letter"> I guess theoretically you could XML-parse the .cf

Re: Retrieving Hint from components

2004-11-28 Thread Rick Root
Andy Ousterhout wrote: > How would I retrieve the hint from a CFC: > > hint="An actor is someone who interacts with the system either directly with > it or indirectly through an other Actor or output from the system > like a fax or letter"> To the best of my knowledge, the hints are used

Re: Retrieving Hint from components

2004-11-28 Thread Paul Kenney
This one is really easy... On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 15:01:56 -0600, Andy Ousterhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How would I retrieve the hint from a CFC: > > hint="An actor is someone who interacts with the system either directly with > it or indirectly through an other Actor or output from t