Javascript inside a cfc

[ice78991]

Is it possible to call javascript inside a cfc

I am trying to debug a cffunction and thought an easy way of checking variable values would be through <script>alert('#somevar#')</script>

but the box is not popping up

 

[philhege]

Because Javascript and ColdFusion code run in completely separate spaces. Were you to render the JS back to the browser, you could see the values.

Most developers use CFDUMP as a variable-checking tool.

Phil Hegedusich
Senior Programmer/Analyst
IIMAK

http://www.iimak.com

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[GUJUm0deL]

Use <cfdump> along with <cftry><cfcatch> the best debugging tool you'll need.

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[stevelionbird]

Scope your variables in [blue]var[/blue] structs. This will make it easy to dump / debug exactly what you need.

For instance:

<cffunction name=".....>
    <cfargument name=".......>

    <cfset var temp = structNew()>
    <cfset var results = structNew()>

    <cftry>
        <!--- do stuff --->
        <cfcatch>
            <cfdump var="#temp#">
            <cfdump var="#results#">
        </cfcatch>
    </cftry>
</cffunction>

if you must for whatever reason use javascript alerts, I'm not sure but you can make sure that the function's output attribute is set to true