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cfwddxDescriptionSerializes and deserializes CFML data structures to the XML-based WDDX format. The WDDX is an XML vocabulary for describing complex data structures in a standard, generic way. Implementing it lets you use the HTTP protocol to such information among application server platforms, application servers, and browsers. This tag generates JavaScript statements to instantiate JavaScript objects equivalent to the contents of a WDDX packet or CFML data structure. Interoperates with Unicode. Syntax<cfwddx action = "cfml2wddx|wddx2cfml|cfml2js|wddx2js" input = "inputdata" output = "result variable name" topLevelVariable = "top-level variable name for JavaScript" useTimeZoneInfo = "yes|no" validate = "yes|no" > Note: You can
specify this tag's attributes in an attributeCollection attribute
whose value is a structure. Specify the structure name in the attributeCollection attribute
and use the tag’s attribute names as structure keys.
See alsocfcollection, cfdump, cfexecute, cfindex, cfobject, cfreport, cfsearch, ToScript; Using XML and WDDX in the Developing ColdFusion Applications HistoryColdFusion MX
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UsageColdFusion preserves the case of column names cases in JavaScript. The wddx2js and cfml2js actions create a WddxRecordset javascript object when they encounter a RecordSet java object. The serialized JavaScript code requires a wddx.js file. This tag performs the following conversions:
For more information, and a list of the ColdFusion array and structure functions that you can use to manage XML document objects and functions, see Using XML and WDDX in the Developing ColdFusion Applications. Note: The cfwddx tag throws an exception if you attempt
to serialize a CFC or user-defined function (UDF).
Example<!--- This example shows basic use of the cfwddx tag. ---> <html> <body> <!--- Create a simple query. ---> <cfquery name = "q" dataSource = "cfdocexamples"> SELECT Message_Id, Thread_id, Username FROM messages </cfquery> The recordset data is:...<p> <cfoutput query = q> #Message_ID# #Thread_ID# #Username#<br> </cfoutput><p> <!--- Serialize data to WDDX format. ---> Serializing CFML data...<p> <cfwddx action = "cfml2wddx" input = #q# output = "wddxText"> <!--- Display WDDX XML packet. ---> Resulting WDDX packet is: <xmp><cfoutput>#wddxText#</cfoutput></xmp> <!--- Deserialize to a variable named wddxResult. ---> Deserializing WDDX packet...<p> <cfwddx action = "wddx2cfml" input = #wddxText# output = "qnew"> The recordset data is:...<p> <cfoutput query = qnew> #Message_ID# #Thread_ID# #Username#<br> </cfoutput><p> |