User Guide

34 Chapter 2: ColdFusion Tags
Tag summary
The following table briefly describes CFML tags:
CFML tag Category Description
cfabort Flow-control tags Stops the processing of a ColdFusion page at
the tag location
cfapplet Forms tags Embeds Java applets in a
cfform tag
cfapplication Application framework
tags
Defines an application name; activates client
variables; specifies client variable storage
mechanism
cfargument Extensibility tags Creates a parameter definition within a
component definition; defines a function
argument
cfassociate Application framework
tags
Enables subtag data to be saved with a base tag
cfbreak Flow-control tags Breaks out of a CFML looping construct
cfcache Page processing tags Caches ColdFusion pages
cfcase Flow-control tags Used with the
cfswitch and cfdefaultcase tags
cfcatch Exception handling tags,
Flow-control tags
Catches exceptions in ColdFusion pages
cfchart Data output tags Generates and displays a chart
cfchartdata Data output tags Defines chart data points
cfchartseries Data output tags Defines style in which chart data displays
cfcol Data output tags Defines table column header, properties
cfcollection Extensibility tags Administers Verity collections
cfcomponent Extensibility tags Creates and defines a component object
cfcontent Data output tags,
Page processing tags
Defines content type and filename of a file to be
downloaded by current page
cfcookie Variable manipulation
tags
Defines and sets cookie variables, including
expiration and security options
cfdefaultcase Flow-control tags Receives control if there is no matching
cfcase
tag value
cfdirectory File management tags Performs typical directory-handling tasks from
within a ColdFusion application
cfdump Debugging tags,
Variable manipulation
tags
Outputs variables for debugging
cfelse Flow-control tags Creates IF-THEN-ELSE constructs
cfelseif Flow-control tags Creates IF-THEN-ELSE constructs