Creating custom tags
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View callingdate.cfm in your browser.
This custom tag returns the current date in the format DD-MMM-YY.
As you can see from this example, creating a custom tag in CFML is no different from writing any
ColdFusion page. You can use all CFML constructs, as well as HTML. You are free to use any
naming convention that fits your development practice. Unique descriptive names make it easy
for you and others to find the right tag.
Note:
Although tag names in ColdFusion pages are case-insensitive, custom tag filenames must be
lowercase on UNIX.
Storing custom tag pages
You must store custom tag pages in any one of the following:
•
The same directory as the calling page
•
The cfusion\CustomTags directory
•
A subdirectory of the cfusion\CustomTags directory
•
A directory that you specify in the ColdFusion MX Administrator
To share a custom tag among applications in multiple directories, place it in the
cfusion\CustomTags directory. You can create subdirectories to organize custom tags. ColdFusion
searches recursively for the Custom Tags directory, stepping down through any existing
subdirectories until the custom tag is found.
You might have a situation where you have multiple custom tags with the same name. To
guarantee which tag ColdFusion calls, copy it to the same directory as the calling page. Or, use
the
cfmodule
tag with the
template
attribute to specify the absolute path to the custom tag. For
more information on
cfmodule
, see the next section.
Calling custom tags using the cfmodule tag
You can also use the
cfmodule
tag to call custom tags if you want to specify the location of the
custom tag page. The
cfmodule
tag is useful if you are concerned about possible name conflicts
when invoking a custom tag, or if the application must use a variable to dynamically call a custom
tag at runtime.
You must use either a
template
or
name
attribute in the tag, but you cannot use both. The
following table describes the basic
cfmodule
attributes:
Attribute Description
template
Required if the
name
attribute is not used. Same as the
template
attribute in
cfinclude
.
This attribute:
•
Specifies a path relative to the directory of the calling page.
•
If the path value is prefixed with "/", ColdFusion searches directories explicitly mapped
in the ColdFusion MX Administrator for the included file.
Example:
<cfmodule template="../MyTag.cfm">
identifies a custom tag file in the parent
directory.
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