Used within a custom tag. Finds calling (ancestor) tag by name and accesses its data.
An object that contains data (variables, scopes, and so on) from an ancestor tag. If there is no ancestor by the specified name, or if the ancestor does not expose data (for example, cfif
), an exception is thrown.
Other functions
GetBaseTagData
(tagname [, instancenumber ] )
GetBaseTagList; "High-level data exchange" in Chapter 11, "Creating and Using Custom CFML Tags," in ColdFusion MX Developers Guide
Parameter |
Req/Opt |
Description |
---|---|---|
tagname |
Required |
Ancestor tag name for which to return data |
instancenumber |
Optional |
Number of ancestor levels to jump before returning data. The default value is 1 (closest ancestor). |
<!--- This example shows the use of GetBaseTagData
function. 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 the tag's execution mode ---> Located inside the <cfif tagData.thisTag.executionMode neq inactive> template <cfelse> BODY </cfif>