Optional Arguments in a CFC

[Cannikinn]

Let's say I have the following function in a CFC:

<cffunction name="init" access="public" output="false">
<cfargument name="id" type="numeric" required="true">
<cfargument name="name" type="string" required="false" default="">
<cfargument name="age" type="numeric" required="false" default="0">
...
</cffunction>

Now, if I instantiate this object using <cfobject> (rather than <cfinvoke) is
there a way to call this method and pass in the id and age, but not the name?
Or do they have to appear in that order? In other words, is there a way to
define which arguments you're passing in as the optional ones? For example:

<cfobject component="com.cfcs.user" name="User">
<cfset User.init(13,24)>

I know that with <cfinvoke> you can actually say which are which using
<cfinvokeargument>, but there are times when I'd like to create an object so
that I can call it several times on the same page without the overhead of
constantly invoking the component over and over.

I believe Java does this (I'm not sure of the syntax), but Ruby does it like
so:

User.init(:id => 13, :age => 24)

[TA-Selene]

You can specify the argument names:

<cfset User.init(id=13,age=24)>

[Sfumato]

Or you can build a structure of arguments.

<cfset args = structNew()>
<cfset args.id = 13>
<cfset args.age = 24>
<cfset User.init(args)>

Jesse Monson

[Cannikinn]

Thanks guys!