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1. ColdFusion tag summary
2. ColdFusion tags by category
  1. Application framework tags
    1. cfapplication
    2. cfassociate
    3. cferror
    4. cfimport
    5. cfinterface
    6. cflock
    7. cfscript
    8. cfthread
  2. Communications tags
  3. Database manipulation tags
  4. Data output tags
    1. cfchart
    2. cfchartdata
    3. cfchartseries
    4. cfcol
    5. cfcontent
    6. cfdocument
    7. cfdocumentitem
    8. cfdocumentsection
    9. cfflush
    10. cfheader
    11. cflog
    12. cfoutput
    13. cfpresentation
    14. cfpresentationslide
    15. cfpresenter
    16. cfprocessingdirective
    17. cfprint
    18. cfreport
    19. cfreportparam
    20. cfsilent
    21. cftable
  5. Debugging tags
    1. cfdump
    2. cftimer
    3. cftrace
  6. Exception handling tags
    1. cfcatch
    2. cferror
    3. cffinally
    4. cfrethrow
    5. cfthrow
    6. cftry
  7. Extensibility tags
    1. cfchart
    2. cfchartdata
    3. cfchartseries
    4. cfcollection
    5. cfcomponent
    6. cfexecute
    7. cfftp
    8. function
    9. cfindex
    10. cfinterface
    11. cfinvoke
    12. cfinvokeargument
    13. cfobject
    14. cfproperty
    15. cfreport
    16. cfreportparam
    17. cfreturn
    18. cfsearch
    19. cfsharepoint
    20. cfspreadsheet
    21. cfwddx
    22. cfxml
  8. File management tags
    1. cfdirectory
    2. cffile
    3. cffileupload
    4. cfftp
    5. cfzip
    6. cfzipparam
  9. Flow-control tags
    1. cfabort
    2. cfbreak
    3. cfcase
    4. cfcontinue
    5. cfdefaultcase
    6. cfelse
    7. cfelseif
    8. cfexecute
    9. cfexit
    10. cfif
    11. cfinclude
    12. cflocation
    13. cfloop
    14. cfrethrow
    15. cfswitch
    16. cfthrow
    17. cftry
  10. Forms tags
    1. cfapplet
    2. cfcalendar
    3. cffileupload
    4. cfform
    5. cfformgroup
    6. cfformitem
    7. cfgrid
    8. cfgridcolumn
    9. cfgridrow
    10. cfgridupdate
    11. cfinput
    12. cfpdf
    13. cfpdfform
    14. cfpdfformparam
    15. cfpdfparam
    16. cfpdfsubform
    17. cfselect
    18. cfslider
    19. cftextarea
    20. cftree
    21. cftreeitem
  11. Internet Protocol tags
    1. cfajaximport
    2. cfajaxproxy
    3. cfftp
    4. cffeed
    5. cfimap
    6. cfhttp
    7. cfhttpparam
    8. cfldap
    9. cfmail
    10. cfmailparam
    11. cfmailpart
    12. cfpop
    13. cfsprydataset
  12. Page processing tags
    1. cfcache
    2. cfcontent
    3. cfflush
    4. cfheader
    5. cfhtmlhead
    6. cfinclude
    7. cfprocessingdirective
    8. cfsetting
    9. cfsilent
  13. Security tags
  14. Variable manipulation tags
    1. cfcookie
    2. cfdump
    3. cfparam
    4. cfregistry
    5. cfsavecontent
    6. cfschedule
    7. cfset
    8. cfsetting
  15. Other tags
    1. cfimage
    2. cflog
    3. cfregistry
3. Tags a-b
4. Tags c
  1. cfcache
  2. cfcalendar
  3. cfcase
  4. cfcatch
  5. cfchart
  6. cfchartdata
  7. cfchartseries
  8. cfclient
  9. cfclientsettings
  10. cfcol
  11. cfcollection
  12. cfcomponent
  13. cfcontent
  14. cfcontinue
  15. cfcookie
  16. Tags d-e
5. Tags f
6. Tags g-h
  1. cfgraph
  2. cfgraphdata
  3. cfgrid
  4. cfgridcolumn
  5. cfgridrow
  6. cfgridupdate
  7. cfheader
  8. cfhtmlhead
  9. cfhtmltopdf
  10. cfhtmltopdfitem
  11. cfhttp
  12. cfhttpparam
7. Tags i
  1. cfif
  2. cfimage
  3. cfimap
  4. cfimapfilter
  5. cfimpersonate
  6. cfimport
  7. cfinclude
  8. cfindex
  9. cfinput
  10. cfinsert
  11. cfinterface
  12. cfinvoke
  13. cfinvokeargument
8. Tags j-l
9. Tags m-o
10. Tags p-q
  1. cfparam
  2. cfpdf
  3. cfpdfform
  4. cfpdfformparam
  5. cfpdfparam
  6. cfpdfsubform
  7. cfpod
  8. cfpop
  9. cfpresentation
  10. cfpresentationslide
  11. cfpresenter
  12. cfprint
  13. cfprocessingdirective
  14. cfprocparam
  15. cfprocresult
  16. cfprogressbar
  17. cfproperty
  18. cfquery
  19. cfqueryparam
11. Tags r-s
  1. cfregistry
  2. cfreport
  3. cfreportparam
  4. cfrethrow
  5. cfreturn
  6. cfsavecontent
  7. cfschedule
  8. cfscript
  9. cfsearch
  10. cfselect
  11. cfservlet
  12. cfservletparam
  13. cfset
  14. cfsetting
  15. cfsharepoint
  16. cfsilent
  17. cfslider
  18. cfspreadsheet
  19. cfsprydataset
  20. cfstoredproc
  21. cfswitch
12. Tags t
  1. cftable
  2. cftextarea
  3. cftextinput
  4. cfthread
  5. cfthrow
  6. cftimer
  7. cftooltip
  8. cftrace
  9. cftransaction
  10. cftree
  11. cftreeitem
  12. cftry
13. Tags u-z
  1. cfupdate
  2. cfwddx
  3. cfwebsocket
  4. cfwindow
  5. cfxml
  6. cfzip
  7. cfzipparam
CFML Reference
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4. ColdFusion mobile functions
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10. ColdFusion Java CFX reference
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Adobe ColdFusion Builder is End of Life from Oct 1, 2024

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As Adobe continues to focus on ColdFusion Builder extension for Visual Studio Code as the IDE for Adobe ColdFusion, we have decided to End of Life (EOL) Adobe ColdFusion Builder on Oct 1, 2024.

View the End of Life (EOL) announcement for ColdFusion Builder.

Note:

As of ColdFusion (2021 release), CORBA has been removed. You can no longer use CORBA-related features, functions, and tags.

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
cfclient		The <cfClient> tag is a marker tag that instructs ColdFusion to generate client-side code (JavaScript) for ColdFusion code.
cfclientsettings		This tag is similar to cfprocessingdirective and acts as a compiler directive to include plugins for various features (device detection and device API).
cfcol	Data output tags	Defines table column header, properties
cfcollection	Extensibility tags	Administers Solr 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
cfexchangeconversation	Communications tags	Helps users organize and manage conversations from a Microsoft Exchange account.
cfexchangefolder	Communications tags	Allows you to perform various actions on the mail folder, such as get folder information, find folders, or create, copy, modify, move, delete, and empty the contents of a folder.
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 tags Forms 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
cfhtmltopdf	Data output tags	<cfhtmltopdf> creates high quality PDF output from a text block containing CFML and HTML using the PDF Service Manager.
cfhtmltopdfitem	Data output tags	The <cfhtmltopdfitem> specifies the action items for a PDF document created by the <cfhtmltopdf>tag.
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
cfimapfilter	Communication tags	Specifies filter parameters that control the actions of cfimap, get operations.
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 Solr 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
cfoauth	Communications tags, Internet protocol tags	The <oauth> tag allows you to easily integrate third-party Oauth 2 authentication provider
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 Solr 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
cfwebsocket	Web Socket tags	Lets you create the WebSocket object in your CFM template. The tag creates a reference to the WebSocket JavaScript object at the client-side.
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

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