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ColdFusion Functions
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GetBaseTagData
Description
Returns an object that contains data (variables, scopes, and so on) from an ancestor tag. By default, returns the closest ancestor. If there is no ancestor by the specified name, or if the ancestor does not expose data (for example, cfif), an exception is thrown.
Category
Other functions
Syntax
GetBaseTagData(tagname [, instancenumber ] )
See also
GetBaseTagList
Parameters
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Description |
tagname
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Required. The ancestor tag name for which the function returns data.
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instancenumber
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Optional. The number of ancestor levels to jump before returning data. The default is 1.
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Example <!--- This example illustrates usage of the GetBaseTagData
function. This is typically used in custom tags. --->
...
<cfif trim(inCustomTag) neq "">
<cfoutput>
Running in the context of a custom
tag named #inCustomTag#.<P>
</cfoutput>
<!--- Get the tag instance data --->
<cfset tagData = GetBaseTagData(inCustomTag)>
<!--- Find out the tag's execution mode --->
Located inside the
<cfif tagData.thisTag.executionMode neq 'inactive'>
template
<cfelse>
BODY
</cfif>
...
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