Tag summary ColdFusion 9 Documentation

The following table briefly describes CFML tags:

CFML tag	Category	Description
`cfabort`	Flow-control tags	Stops the processing of a ColdFusion page at the tag location
`cfajaximport`	Internet protocol tags	Controls importation of JavaScript files used for ColdFusion AJAX-based features
`cfajaxproxy`	Internet protocol tags	Generates an AJAX proxy class on the client page for a ColdFusion component
`cfapplet`	Forms tags	Embeds Java applets in a `cfform` tag
`cfapplication`	Application framework tags	Defines an application name; activates client variables; specifies client variable storage mechanism
`cfargument`	Extensibility tags	Creates a parameter definition within a component definition; defines a function argument
`cfassociate`	Application framework tags	Enables subtag data to be saved with a base tag
`cfbreak`	Flow-control tags	Breaks out of a CFML looping construct
`cfcache`	Page processing tags	Caches ColdFusion pages
`cfcalendar`	Forms tags	Provides a calendar from which to select a date
`cfcase`	Flow-control tags	Used with the `cfswitch` and `cfdefaultcase` tags
`cfcatch`	Exception handling tags, Flow-control tags	Catches exceptions in ColdFusion pages
`cfchart`	Data output tags	Generates and displays a chart
`cfchartdata`	Data output tags	Defines chart data points
`cfchartseries`	Data output tags	Defines style in which chart data displays
`cfcol`	Data output tags	Defines table column header, properties
`cfcollection`	Extensibility tags	Administers Verity collections
`cfcomponent`	Extensibility tags	Creates and defines a component object
`cfcontent`	Data output tags, Page processing tags	Defines content type and filename of a file to be downloaded by the current page
`cfcontinue`	Flow-control tags	Returns processing to the top of a loop; used within a `cfloop` tag.
`cfcookie`	Variable manipulation tags	Defines and sets cookie variables, including expiration and security options
`cfdbinfo`	Database manipulation tags	Lets you retrieve information about a data source
`cfdefaultcase`	Flow-control tags	Receives control if there is no matching `cfcase` tag value
`cfdirectory`	File management tags	Performs typical directory-handling tasks from within a ColdFusion application
`cfdiv`	Display management tags	Creates an HTML tag with that is populated using a bind expressions.
`cfdocument`	Data output tags	Creates PDF or Adobe® FlashPaper® output from a text block that contains CFML and HTML
`cfdocumentitem`	Data output tags	Specifies action items, such as header, footer, and page break, for a PDF or FlashPaper document
`cfdocumentsection`	Data output tags	Divides a PDF or FlashPaper document into sections
`cfdump`	Debugging tags, Variable manipulation tags	Outputs variables for debugging
`cfelse`	Flow-control tags	Creates IF-THEN-ELSE constructs
`cfelseif`	Flow-control tags	Creates IF-THEN-ELSE constructs
`cferror`	Exception handling tags, Application framework tags	Displays custom HTML error pages when errors occur
`cfexchangecalendar`	Communications tags	Gets, creates, deletes, modifies, or responds to Microsoft Exchange calendar events
`cfexchangeconnection`	Communications tags	Opens or closes a persistent connection with an Exchange server
`cfexchangecontact`	Communications tags	Gets, creates, deletes, or modifies Exchange contacts
`cfexchangefilter`	Communications tags	Sets filter conditions used in Exchange tag get operations
`cfexchangemail`	Communications tags	Gets and deletes Exchange mail messages and sets message properties
`cfexchangetask`	Communications tags	Gets, creates, deletes, or modifies an Exchange user task
`cfexecute`	Flow-control tags, Extensibility tags	Executes developer-specified process on server computer
`cfexit`	Flow-control tags	Aborts processing of executing CFML tag
`cffeed`	Communications tags, Internet protocol tags	Reads, creates, and converts, Atom and RSS syndication feeds
`cffile`	File management tags	Performs typical file-handling tasks from within ColdFusion application
`cffileupload`	File management tagsForms tags	Displays a dialog for uploading multiple files from the user's system.
`cffinally`	Exception handling tags	Used inside a cftry tag
`cfflush`	Data output tags, Page processing tags	Flushes currently available data to client
`cfform`	Forms tags	Builds input form; performs client-side input validation
`cfformgroup`	Forms tags	Groups form control into a containing object
`cfformitem`	Forms tags	Adds text and dividing rules to Adobe® Flash® forms
`cfftp`	Forms tags, Extensibility tags, Internet protocol tags	Permits FTP file operations
`cffunction`	Extensibility tags	Defines function that you build in CFML
`cfgrid`	Forms tags	Displays tabular grid control, in `cfform` tag
`cfgridcolumn`	Forms tags	Used in `cfform`; defines columns in a `cfgrid`
`cfgridrow`	Forms tags	Defines a grid row; used with `cfgrid`
`cfgridupdate`	Forms tags	Directly updates ODBC data source from edited grid data
`cfheader`	Data output tags, Page processing tags	Generates HTTP headers
`cfhtmlhead`	Page processing tags	Writes text and HTML to HEAD section of page
`cfhttp`	Internet protocol tags	Performs GET and POST to upload file or post form, cookie, query, or CGI variable directly to server
`cfhttpparam`	Internet protocol tags	Specifies parameters required for a `cfhttp` POST operation; used with `cfhttp`
`cfif`	Flow-control tags	Creates IF-THEN-ELSE constructs
`cfimage`	Other tags	Creates a cfimage, a ColdFusion data type that can be operated by image functions.
`cfimap`	Communications tags, Internet protocol tags	Retrieves and manages e-mails and folders in IMAP servers
`cfimport`	Application framework tags	Imports JSP tag libraries into a CFML page
`cfinclude`	Flow-control tags	Embeds references to ColdFusion pages
`cfindex`	Extensibility tags	Creates Verity search indexes
`cfinput`	Forms tags	Creates an input element (radio button, check box, text entry box); used in `cfform`
`cfinsert`	Database manipulation tags	Inserts records in a data source
`cfinterface`	Application framework tags, Extensibility tags	Defines an interface that a ColdFusion component can implement
`cfinvoke`	Extensibility tags	Invokes component methods from a ColdFusion page or component
`cfinvokeargument`	Extensibility tags	Passes a parameter to a component method or a web service
`cflayout`	Display management tags	Creates a region of its container with a specific layout behavior
`cflayoutarea`	Display management tags	Defines a display region within a `cflayout` tag body
`cfldap`	Internet protocol tags	Provides access to LDAP directory servers
`cflocation`	Flow-control tags	Controls execution of a page
`cflock`	Application framework tags	Ensures data integrity and synchronizes execution of CFML code
`cflog`	Data output tags, Other tags	Writes a message to a log file
`cflogin`	Security tags	Defines a container for user login and authentication code
`cfloginuser`	Security tags	Identifies an authenticated user to ColdFusion
`cflogout`	Security tags	Logs the current user out
`cfloop`	Flow-control tags	Repeats a set of instructions based on conditions
`cfmail`	Communications tags, Internet protocol tags	Assembles and posts an e-mail message
`cfmailparam`	Communications tags, Internet protocol tags	Attaches a file or adds a header to an e-mail message
`cfmailpart`	Communications tags, Internet protocol tags	Contains one part of a multipart mail message
`cfmap`	Other tags	Embeds a Google map within a ColdFusion web page
`cfmapitem`	Other tags	Creates markers on the map; a child tag of the `cfmap` tag
`cfmediaplayer`	Other tags	Creates an in-built media player that can play FLV files
`cfmenu`	Display management tags	Creates a top-level menu or a tool bar.
`cfmenuitem`	Display management tags	Defines an entry in a menu, including an item that is the head of a submenu.
`cfmessagebox`	Application framework tags	Defines a control for displaying pop-up messages
`cfNTauthenticate`	Security tags	Authenticates user information against an NT domain
`cfobject`	Extensibility tags	Creates COM, component, CORBA, Java, and web service objects
`cfobjectcache`	Database manipulation tags	Flushes the query cache
`cfoutput`	Data output tags	Displays the output of a database query or other operation
`cfparam`	Variable manipulation tags	Defines a parameter and its default value
`cfpdf`	Forms tags	Manipulates existing PDF documents.
`cfpdfform`	Forms tags	Creates and manipulates PDF forms.
`cfpdfformparam`	Forms tags	Creates interactive fields on a PDF form.
`cfpdfparam`	Forms tags	Child tag of the `cfpdf` tag. Used only with the merge action to merge multiple pages or PDF documents into one file
`cfpdfsubform`	Forms tags	Creates subforms within a PDF form.
`cfpod`	Display management tags	Creates a an area of the browser or layout area with an optional title bar and a body
`cfpop`	Communications tags, Internet protocol tags	Gets and deletes messages from POP mail server
`cfpresentation`	Data output tags	Creates a presentation dynamically from an HTML page or SWF files
`cfpresentationslide`	Data output tags	Creates a slide dynamically from an HTML page or SWF source files (child tag of the `cfpresentation` tag)
`cfpresenter`	Data output tags	Describes a presenter in a slide presentation
`cfprint`	Data output tags	Prints PDF documents. Used for automated print jobs
`cfprocessingdirective`	Data output tags	Suppresses white space and other output
`cfprocparam`	Database manipulation tags	Holds parameter information for stored procedure
`cfprocresult`	Database manipulation tags	Result set name that ColdFusion tags use to access result set of a stored procedure
`cfprogressbar`	Other tags	Defines a progress bar to indicate the progress of an activity
`cfproperty`	Extensibility tags	Defines components
`cfquery`	Database manipulation tags	Passes SQL statements to a database
`cfqueryparam`	Database manipulation tags	Checks data type of a query parameter
`cfregistry`	Other tags, Variable manipulation tags	Reads, writes, and deletes keys and values in a Windows system registry
`cfreport`	Exception handling tags	Embeds a ColdFusion Report Builder or Crystal Reports report
`cfreportparam`	Exception handling tags	Passes an input parameter to a ColdFusion Report Builder report
`cfrethrow`	Exception handling tags	Rethrows currently active exception
`cfreturn`	Extensibility tags	Returns results from a component method
`cfsavecontent`	Variable manipulation tags	Saves generated content inside tag body in a variable
`cfschedule`	Variable manipulation tags	Schedules page execution; optionally, produces static pages
`cfscript`	Application framework tags	Encloses a set of `cfscript` statements
`cfsearch`	Extensibility tags	Executes searches against data indexed in Verity collections, using `cfindex`
`cfselect`	Forms tags	Creates a drop-down list box form element; used in `cfform` tag
`cfset`	Variable manipulation tags	Defines a variable
`cfsetting`	Other tags, Variable manipulation tags	Defines and controls ColdFusion settings
`cfsharepoint`	Extensibility tags	Invokes a SharePoint action from ColdFusion
`cfsilent`	Data output tags, Page processing tags	Suppresses CFML output within tag scope
`cfslider`	Forms tags	Creates slider control; used in `cfform`
`cfspreadsheet`	Extensibility tags	Manages Excel spreadsheet files
`cfsprydataset`	Internet protocol tags	Creates a spry data set
`cfstoredproc`	Database manipulation tags	Holds database connection information; identifies a stored procedure to execute
`cfswitch`	Flow-control tags	Evaluates passed expression; passes control to matching `cfcase` tag
`cftable`	Data output tags	Builds a table in a ColdFusion page
`cftextarea`	Forms tags	Puts a multiline text box in a form
`cfthread`	Application framework tags	Creates and manages ColdFusion threads, independent streams of execution.
`cfthrow`	Exception handling tags, Flow-control tags	Throws a developer-specified exception
`cftimer`	Debugging tags	Displays execution time for a block of code
`cftooltip`	Display management tags	Specifies text to display when the mouse pointer hovers over the tag body elements
`cftrace`	Debugging tags	Displays and logs application debugging data
`cftransaction`	Database manipulation tags	Groups `cfquery` operations into one transaction; performs rollback processing
`cftree`	Forms tags	Creates tree control element; used in `cfform`
`cftreeitem`	Forms tags	Populates a tree control element in a form; used with `cftree`
`cftry`	Exception handling tags, Flow-control tags	Catches exceptions in ColdFusion pages
`cfupdate`	Database manipulation tags	Updates rows in a database data source
`cfwddx`	Extensibility tags	Serializes and deserializes CFML data structures to XML-based WDDX format
`cfwindow`	Display management tags	Creates a pop-up window in the browser
`cfxml`	Extensibility tags	Creates an XML document object
`cfzip`	File management tags	Manipulates ZIP and JAR files
`cfzipparam`	File management tags	Manipulates ZIP and JAR files