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Chapter 18: Building Custom CFAPI Tags
Request Object
Passed to the
for retrieving attributes passed to the tag, including queries, and reading global tag
settings.
Methods Used by Request Object
Method
attributeExists
getAttribute
getIntAttribute
getAttributeList
getQuery
getSetting
debug
Response Object
Passed to the
for writing output, generating queries, and setting variables within the calling page.
Methods Used by Response Object
Method
write
setVariable
addQuery
writeDebug
method of the
processRequest
Description
Checks if the attribute was passed to this tag
Retrieves the value of the passed attribute
Retrieves the value of the passed attribute as an integer
Retrieves a list of all attributes passed to the tag
Retrieves the query that was passed to this tag, if any
Retrieves the value of a global custom tag setting
Checks if the tag contains the DEBUG attribute
method of the
processRequest
Description
Outputs text into the calling page
Sets a variable in the calling page
Adds a query to the calling page
Outputs text into the debug stream
interface. Provides methods
CustomTag
interface. Provides methods
CustomTag
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