Getbasetagdata - MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION 4.5-CFML LANGUAGE Reference

Chapter 2: ColdFusion Functions

GetBaseTagData

Returns an object that contains data (variables, scopes, etc.) from a specified ancestor
tag. By default the closest ancestor is returned. If there is no ancestor by the specified
name, or if the ancestor does not expose any data (for example, CFIF), an exception
will be thrown.
See also GetBaseTagList.
Syntax
GetBaseTagData( tagname [, instancenumber ] )
tagname
Required. Specifies the ancestor tag name for which the function returns data.
instancenumber
Optional. Specifies the number of ancestor levels to jump before returning data.
The default is 1.
Example
<!--- This example illustrates usage of the GetBaseTagData
function. This is typically used in custom tags. --->
...
<CFIF trim(inCustomTag) neq "">
...
<CFOUTPUT>
Running in the context of a custom
tag named #inCustomTag#.<P>
</CFOUTPUT>
<!--- Get the tag instance data --->
<CFSET tagData = GetBaseTagData(inCustomTag)>
<!--- Find out the tag's execution mode --->
Located inside the
<CFIF tagData.thisTag.executionMode neq 'inactive'>
template
<CFELSE>
BODY
</CFIF>
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