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cfsilent 399
cfsilent
Description
Suppresses output produced by CFML within a tag’s scope.
Category
Data output tags, Page processing tags
Syntax
<cfsilent>
...
</cfsilent>
See also
cfcache
, cfflush, cfheader, cfhtmlhead, cfinclude, cfsetting; Chapter 9, “Writing and
Calling User-Defined Functions,” in ColdFusion MX Developer’s Guide
Usage
This tag requires an end tag.
Example
<h3>cfsilent</h3>
<cfsilent>
<cfset a = 100>
<cfset b = 99>
<cfset c = b-a>
<cfoutput>Inside cfsilent block<br>
b-a = #c#</cfoutput><br>
</cfsilent>
<p>Even information within cfoutput tags does not display within a
cfsilent block.<br>
<cfoutput>
b-a = #c#
</cfoutput>
</p>