| Similar to the way in which you use custom tags, you can also create custom functions. If there is a particular function that you need to perform repeatedly and you cannot find that function in ColdFusion's 250+ built-in functions, you can create your own user-defined function. User-defined functions (UDFs) are similar to custom tags, except they are created using ColdFusion Script. UDF code can be in the template itself or included using <CFINCLUDE> or the Application.cfm file. Like custom tags, developers also create and share UDFs. You can find many open-source functions at the www.cflib.org web site. This web site is shown in Figure 5. Figure 5. The Common Function Library Project web site. |