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Function changes since ColdFusion 5 51
Function changes since ColdFusion 5
The following tables list functions, parameters, and values that have changed since ColdFusion 5
and indicate the specific release in which the change was made. Each change might affect code
that was written for a previous release. In particular, these changes might affect ColdFusion 5
applications. For complete information on CFML tags, see CFML Reference.
• New functions, parameters, values, and changes
• Deprecated functions, parameters, and values
• Obsolete functions, parameters, and values
New functions, parameters, values, and changes
cfprocparam
maxrows
attribute ColdFusion MX
cfsetting
catchExceptionsByPattern
attribute
ColdFusion MX
Function Parameter,
value, or
change
Added in this
ColdFusion
release
Comment
ArrayAvg
ArrayMin
ArrayMax
ArraySum
Change ColdFusion MX These functions return 0
when used with an empty
array. ColdFusion 5 returns
infinity (
1.#INF).
BinaryDecode
All ColdFusion MX 7
BinaryEncode
All ColdFusion MX 7
CharsetDecode
All ColdFusion MX 7
CharsetEncode
All ColdFusion MX 7
CreateObject
portName
parameter
ColdFusion MX 7
All ColdFusion MX
Date functions
Change ColdFusion MX The date pivot point for
calculating the century in a
two-digit year has changed
from what it was in
ColdFusion 5, which affects
the results from date
functions. For more
information, see “Date pivot
point for two-digit years”
on page 18.
Tag Attribute or value Obsolete as of this
ColdFusion release