getMetadata

Gets metadata (the methods, properties, and parameters of a component) associated with an object that is deployed on the CFML server.

getMetadata(value) → returns any

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See Also:   getFunctionData   getTagData   arrayGetMetadata

Argument Reference

value any
Required

A ColdFusion component, user-defined function, or ColdFusion query. Within a CFC, the parameter can also specify the this scope.

Examples
Sample code invoking the getMetadata function

CF 9+

writeDump(getMetadata(new Query()));

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