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300 Chapter 2: ColdFusion Tags
cfsavecontent
Description
Saves the generated content of the cfsavecontent tag, including the results of evaluating
expressions and executing custom tags, in the specified variable.
Category
Variable manipulation tags
Syntax
<cfsavecontent
variable = "variable name">
the content
</cfsavecontent>
See also
cfcookie, cfparam, cfregistry, cfschedule, cfset
Attributes
Usage
This tag requires an end tag.
You cannot use this tag to suppress output from a tag library.
Example
The following example uses a custom tag to generate a report and saves the report in the variable
CONTENT. It replaces all instances of the word "report" with the phrase "MyCompany
Quarterly Report" and outputs the result.
<cfsavecontent variable="content">
<CF_OutputBigReport>
</cfsavecontent>
<cfoutput>
#replace(content, "report", "MyCompany Quarterly Report", "all")#
</cfoutput>
Attribute Req/Opt Default Description
variable Required Name ofthe variable in which to save the generated content of the
tag.