User Guide

210 Chapter 2: ColdFusion Tags
Attributes
Note: If you do not specify any the proxy attributes, and a corresponding system property is set
(typically in the JVM startup arguments) ColdFusion uses the system property value.
Usage
The following table shows when you can use each attribute:
Attribute Req/Opt Default Description
component See Usage
section
String or component object; a reference to a
component, or component to instantiate.
method See Usage
section
Name of a method. For a web service, the
name of an operation.
returnVariable Optional Name of a variable for the invocation result.
argumentCollection Optional Name of a structure; associative array of
arguments to pass to the method.
username Optional Overrides username specified in
Administrator > Web Services.
password Optional Overrides password specified in
Administrator > Web Services.
webservice Required The URL of the WSDL file for the web
service.
timeout Optional The timeout for the web service request, in
seconds
proxyServer Optional http.proxyHost
system property, if
any.
The proxy server required to access the
webservice URL.
proxyPort Optional http.proxyPort
system property, if
any.
The port to use on The proxy server.
proxyUser Optional http.proxyUser
system property, if
any
The user ID to send to the proxy server.
proxyPassword Optional http.proxyPasswor
d system property,
if any
The user’s password on the proxy server.
input_params ... Input parameters. For each named input
parameter specify paramName=paramValue.
This attribute is
required, optional,
ignored, or invalid:
For this
cfinvoke tag syntax:
Syntax 1 Syntax 2 Syntax 3 Syntax 4A Syntax 4B
component Required Optional Invalid Required Invalid
method Required Required Required Required Required
returnVariable Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional
argumentCollection Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional