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    4. cfimport
    5. cfinterface
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    21. cftable
  5. Debugging tags
    1. cfdump
    2. cftimer
    3. cftrace
  6. Exception handling tags
    1. cfcatch
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    3. cffinally
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    7. cfftp
    8. function
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    15. cfreport
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    18. cfsearch
    19. cfsharepoint
    20. cfspreadsheet
    21. cfwddx
    22. cfxml
  8. File management tags
    1. cfdirectory
    2. cffile
    3. cffileupload
    4. cfftp
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  9. Flow-control tags
    1. cfabort
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    10. cfif
    11. cfinclude
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    15. cfswitch
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    17. cftry
  10. Forms tags
    1. cfapplet
    2. cfcalendar
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    4. cfform
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    7. cfgrid
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    11. cfinput
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    16. cfpdfsubform
    17. cfselect
    18. cfslider
    19. cftextarea
    20. cftree
    21. cftreeitem
  11. Internet Protocol tags
    1. cfajaximport
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    3. cfftp
    4. cffeed
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    6. cfhttp
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    8. cfldap
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    11. cfmailpart
    12. cfpop
    13. cfsprydataset
  12. Page processing tags
    1. cfcache
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    4. cfheader
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    6. cfinclude
    7. cfprocessingdirective
    8. cfsetting
    9. cfsilent
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  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
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Description

Displays execution time for a specified section of CFML code. ColdFusion displays the timing information along with any output produced by the timed code.

Note:

To permit this tag to execute, enable the Enable Debugging and the Timer Information options on the Debugging Settings page in the ColdFusion Administrator. Also, the IP address of the machine that runs ColdFusion must be added to the list of debugging IP addresses in the Debugging IP Addresses page if the request is sent by a remote machine. If the request is from a localhost, the IP address 127.0.0.1 must be present in the list of debugging IP addresses.

Syntax

<cftimer 
label= "text" 
type = "inline|outline|comment|debug" > 

CFML statement(s) 

</cftimer>

Note:

You can specify this tag's attributes in an attributeCollection attribute whose value is a structure. Specify the structure name in the attributeCollection attribute and use the tag's attribute names as structure keys.

History

ColdFusion MX 7: Added this tag.

Attributes

Attribute	Req/Opt	Default	Description
label	Optional	" "	Label to display with timing information.
type	Optional	debug	inline: displays timing information inline, following the resulting HTML. outline: displays timing information and also displays a line around the output produced by the timed code. The browser must support the FIELDSET tag to display the outline. comment: displays timing information in an HTML comment in the format <!-- label: elapsed-time ms -->. The default label is cftimer. debug: displays timing information in the debug output under the heading CFTimer Times.

Usage

Use this tag to determine how long it takes for a block of code to execute. You can nest cftimer tags.
This tag is useful for debugging CFML code during application development. In production, you can leave cftimer tags in your code as long as you have disabled the debugging option in the ColdFusion Administrator.

Example

<!--- type="inline"> --->
<cftimer label="Query and Loop Time Inline" type="inline">
<cfquery name="empquery" datasource="cfdocexamples">
SELECT *
FROM Employees
</cfquery>

<cfloop query="empquery">
<cfoutput>#lastname#, #firstname#</cfoutput><br>
</cfloop>
</cftimer>
<hr><br>

<!--- type="outline" --->
<cftimer label="Query and CFOUTPUT Time with Outline" type="outline">
<cfquery name="coursequery" datasource="cfdocexamples">
SELECT *
FROM CourseList
</cfquery>
<table border="1" width="100%">
<cfoutput query="coursequery">
<tr>
<td>#Course_ID#</td>
<td>#CorName#</td>
<td>#CorLevel#</td>
</tr>
</cfoutput>
</table>
</cftimer>
<hr><br>

<!--- type="comment" --->
<cftimer label="Query and CFOUTPUT Time in Comment" type="comment">
<cfquery name="parkquery" datasource="cfdocexamples">
SELECT *
FROM Parks
</cfquery>
<p>Select View &gt; Source to see timing information</p>
<table border="1" width="100%">
<cfoutput query="parkquery">
<tr>
<td>#Parkname#</td>
</tr>
</cfoutput>
</table>
</cftimer>
<hr><br>

<!--- type="debug" --->
<cftimer label="Query and CFOUTPUT Time in Debug Output" type="debug">
<cfquery name="deptquery" datasource="cfdocexamples">
SELECT *
FROM Departments
</cfquery>
<p>Scroll down to CFTimer Times heading to see timing information</p>
<table border="1" width="100%">
<cfoutput query="deptquery">
<tr>
<td>#Dept_ID#</td>
<td>#Dept_Name#</td>
</tr>
</cfoutput>
</table>
</cftimer>
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