Advanced ColdFusion Training: Components, Error Handling and
Complex Objects
Overview
In this advanced ColdFusion
training class, you will learn the many methods of reusing code (including
<cfinclude>, custom tags and stored procedures). You will also learn how
to predict and prevent errors in ColdFusion so your users will never see ugly
error pages. In addition, you will learn to use Regular Expressions to perform
advanced form validation.
Class is conducted in 2016 but
students using versions 9, 10, 11, or 2016 may attend.
Class Prerequisites
Experience in the following is
required for this ColdFusion class:
Basic ColdFusion
Prerequisite Courses
Courses that can help you meet
these prerequisites:
Introduction
to ColdFusion Training
Goals
1. Learn
to create and use complex data objects.
2. Learn
to write <cfscript> code.
3. Learn
to build and use Custom Tags.
4. Learn
to build and use ColdFusion Components (CFCs).
5. Learn
to handle errors properly.
6. Learn
to page through recordsets.
7. Learn
advanced form validation with regular expressions.
Outline
1. Charting
1. Course
Introduction and <cfchart>
1. Introduction
2. Course
Objectives
3. Course
Prerequisites
4. Course
Project
2. Charting
and Graphing Options
1. Using
<cfchart> vs. <cfchartseries>
2. Caching
Charts
2. Complex
Objects
1. Manipulating
Complex Data Objects (Lists, Arrays, Structures and Queries)
1. Scalar
Variables
2. Lists
3. Arrays
4. Structures
2. Looping
with <cfloop>
1. Syntax
of <cfloop>
2. Weeding
Out the FIELDNAMES Variable
3. Using
<cfloop> for automatic query output
4. Display
Web-safe Colors using CFLOOP
3. Queries
of Queries
3. Components
1. CFCs
- Building ColdFusion Components
1. Benefits
to using CFCs
2. Creating
Components
3. Calling
or Invoking Components
4. Passing
Arguments to Components
5. The
main CFML page
6. Three
Ways to Pass Arguments
7. Where
to save CFCs
8. Self-documenting
- View a Component directly in the browser
2. Object-Oriented
CFCs
1. Object-Oriented
Principles
2. How
does use of a CFC compare to other OO languages?
3. Inheritance
4. Access
control
5. Exposing
CFCs as Web Services
4. Application
Framework
1. Application
Framework
1. Automatic
Includes: Application.cfm and onRequestEnd.cfm
2. New
Application Framework: Application.cfc
2. Using
Application Variables
5. Error
Handling
1. Errors
and Exceptions
1. Standard
Error Handling
2. Application.cfm
2. Structured
Error Handling
1. <cftry>
and <cfcatch>
2. Transactions
with <cftransaction> and <cftry>
3. Classic
<cftransaction> example
6. Reusing
Code
1. Reusing
Code
1. Limited
Capabilities of <cfscript>
2. Syntax
Rules
3. Reserved
Words
4. Looping
with <cfscript>
5. GetTickCount()
- testing the speed of your code
2. Custom
Tags
1. Where
to store Custom Tags
2. CALLER
and ATTRIBUTE scopes
3. Using
<cfmodule>
3. Stored
Procedures
1. Benefits
of Stored Procedures
4. Showing
portions of a Recordset
1. Paging
through records
7. Regular
Expressions (optional)
1. Advanced
Validation with Regular Expressions (optional)
1. Special
Symbols for Matching Specific Characters
2. Specify
the number of occurrences
3. Placement
of the pattern
4. POSIX
Syntax
5. Perl
Syntax
