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1076 Chapter 8: ColdFusion Java CFX Reference
Custom tag interface
public abstract interface CustomTag
Interface for implementing custom tags.
Classes that implement this interface can be specified in the
CLASS attribute of the Java CFX tag.
For example, in a class MyCustomTag, which implements this interface, the following CFML code
calls the
MyCustomTag.processRequest method:
<CFX_MyCustomTag>
Other attributes can be passed to the Java CFX tag. Their values are available using the Request
object passed to the
processRequest method.
Methods
processRequest
Description
Processes a request originating from the Java CFX tag.
Category
Custom tag interface
Syntax
public void processRequest(Request request, Response response)
Throws
Exception
If an unexpected error occurs while processing the request.
Request interface attributeExists
debug
getAttribute
getAttributeList
getIntAttribute
getQuery
getSetting
Response interface addQuery
setVariable
write
writeDebug
Returns Syntax Description
void
processRequest(Request request,
Response response)
Processes a request originating from the
CFX_mycustomtag tag
Interface Methods