MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION MX 61-CFML, Reference

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IsObject
Description
Determines whether a value is an object.
Returns
True, if the value represents a ColdFusion object. False if the value is any other type of data, such
as an integer, string, date, or struct.
Category
Decision functions
Function syntax
IsObject ( value )
See also
IsDate , IsNumeric , IsNumericDate , IsQuery , IsSimpleValue , IsStruct , IsWDDX ,
IsXmlDoc , IsXmlElem , IsXmlRoot
History
ColdFusion MX: Added this function.
Parameters
Usage
This function returns False for query and XML objects.
Example
<!--- to use this example, create a color.cfc component as follows: --->
<!---
<cfcomponent>
<cffunction name="myFunction" access="public" returntype="string">
<!--- Create a structure object --->
<cfset myColor = "Blue">
<cfreturn myColor>
</cffunction>
</cfcomponent>
--->
<!--- Create an instance of the color.cfc component --->
<cfobject name="getColor" component="color">
<cfif IsObject(getColor)>
<!--- Invoke the myFunction method --->
<cfinvoke
component="#getColor#"
method="myFunction"
returnVariable="myColor">
</cfinvoke>
<cfif IsDefined("myColor")>
<!--- Output the returned variable --->
The value of myColor = <cfoutput>#myColor#</cfoutput><p>
Parameter Description
value A value, typically the name of a variable.