Tag Archives: Components

Using Constants in ColdFusion Components

By Kevan Stannard | Published: May 9, 2008
In code we often need to make use of constant values. It is good practice to use named constants rather than literal values, but what is a good technique for managing constants in an object oriented ColdFusion application? One technique is to break your constants down into separate files that relate to their particular area. [...]
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ColdFusion Mappings and Components

By Kevan Stannard | Published: August 28, 2006
When I first started working with ColdFusion mappings I was confused about how ColdFusion components were found. In addition, I did not understand the relationship between component creation and mappings and custom tag paths. After some research I found the following surprising results. When you create a new Component using createObject() ColdFusion searches for the [...]
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