User Guide

CreateObject 531
CreateObject: CORBA object
Description
The CreateObject function can call a method on a CORBA object. The object must be defined
and registered for use.
Returns
A handle to a CORBA interface.
Function syntax
CreateObject(type, context, class, locale)
See also
Chapter 38, “Integrating COM and CORBA Objects in CFML Applications” in ColdFusion MX
Developer’s Guide
History
See the History section of the main CreateObject function page.
Parameters
Usage
In the class parameter, if "context=NameService", use a dot separator for the first part of the
string. Use either of the following formats:
• "Macromedia/Eng/CF"
• "Macromedia.current/Eng.current/CF"
Parameter Description
type Type of object to create.
• com
• corba
• java
• component
• webservice
context • IOR: ColdFusion uses IOR to access CORBA server
• NameService: ColdFusion uses naming service to access server. Valid only with
the InitialContext of a VisiBroker ORB.
class • If
context = "ior": absolute path of file that contains string version of the
Interoperable Object Reference (IOR). ColdFusion must be able to read file; it
should be local to ColdFusion server or accessible on network
• If
context = "nameservice": forward slash-delimited naming context for naming
service. For example:
Allaire//Doc/empobject
locale The name of the Java config that holds the properties file. For more information,
see Configuring and Administering ColdFusion MX.