MX7: Can CFC's use a function in Application.cfm?

[DaveF67]

Version CF7 and cf6.1 if possible.... I have built a function inside my
Application.cfm file. (a basic error messae with output) I can use said
function anywhere in my applications EXCEPT a CFC. (when a CFC throws an error,
I want to use the error function) Is this the way it is, or am I doing
something wrong?

[Joseph Gooch]

DaveF67 wrote:

> Version CF7 and cf6.1 if possible.... I have built a function inside my
> Application.cfm file. (a basic error messae with output) I can use said
> function anywhere in my applications EXCEPT a CFC. (when a CFC throws

an error,

> I want to use the error function) Is this the way it is, or am I doing
> something wrong?
>

Your function, unless qualified, would be in the variables scope. CFC's
have their own variables scope.

The Request scope would be visible to all pages and all CFC's, but if
it's really a global error handler, you'd probably want to put it in the
Application scope once and forget about it.

You can place the function by assignment or by name:

<cffunction name="Application.errorHandler" returntype="void"
access="public" output="true">
...
</cffunction>

or

<cffunction name="errorHandler" returntype="void" access="public"
output="true">
...
</cffunction>

<cfset Request.errorHandler = errorHandler />


Personally, I throw all my tool functions like this into a CFC and
create the CFC once in the Application scope.

Joe