Introduction to the Course Getting the exercise files Downloading and Installing CommandBox Installing and configuring VS code for ColdFusion
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Introduction to ColdFusion What is ColdFusion Printing data on the screen Discovering the cfscript syntax Commenting code in tag syntax Commenting code in script syntax Using <cfdump> and writedump() Touring the ColdFusion administrator
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Variables and Datatypes Creating simple variables CFML is weakly typed Creating Lists Discovering the ColdFusion functions Understanding the list delimiter Lists with Empty items Finding items in lists Creating arrays Empty items in arrays Finding items in an array Merging arrays Multi-dimensional arrays Exploring Array functions Creating structures About key names in structs Finding items in structures Merging and copying structures Shallow Copy vs Deep Copy Null Support in ColdFusion Caching variables
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Main ColdFusion Constructs Simple if statement in script syntax Nested ifs Simple if statement in tag syntax Comparison operators in the tag syntax The Ternary operator The switch case construct The break keyword in a switch case If statements in switch case Reviewing the for loop Reviewing the while loop and the do-while loops Reviewing the For In loop Looping over lists Looping over arrays Looping over structures Break and continue
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ColdFusion Functions Creating a simple function Function arguments Required and optional arguments Type checking the arguments Passing arguments into functions Returning data from a function Creating functions with tags
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Scopes About scopes in general The default variables scope The var scope of a function The CGI Scope The Application.cfc file The older Application.cfm file The Application scope The Session scope Session Identifiers and the Cookie scope The Server Scope Locking
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Reusing Code Using simple <cfinclude> <cfinclude> and the variables scope Use cases for cfincludes Using cfinclude with functions When cfinclude is not a good idea Custom tags with <cfimport> Opening and closing custom tags Passing attributes to custom tags The request scope Custom tags with <cfmodule> Custom tags with the <cf_> syntax
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The Application Framework The main app framework variables Include non .cfm files onApplicationStart() and onSessionStart() Request event handlers onsessionEnd() and on ApplicationEnd() Other event handlers Using cfInclude in Application.cfc
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Basic Database Operations Creating a DSN Using CFquery This.datasource in Application.cfc Displaying Query Data Grouping Query output Creating dynamic queries Using Query parameters Query metadata Using queryexecute() Caching queries Queries of queries Using the ValueList() function Other tags for creating queries
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Object Oriented Programming in ColdFusion Creating Components Methods in components Creating component instances The constructor method Understanding components, instances and objects Public and private methods in components Understanding the need for accessors Creating accessors manually Cfproperty and the automatic accessors Overriding the implicit accessors Using the Getter and setter attributes of the <cfproperty> tag Inheritance : the "is a" relationship Using the extends attribute The super keyword Multi-level inheritance Using Abstract componentd Inheritance best practices Composition, the "has a" relationship Advanced composition Using composition and inheritances in an application Understanding the use of interfaces Creating interfaces Using interfaces What interfaces do Using interfaces with multiple components Basic CRUD operations with CFC Building a search functionality Building a model layer in your app Caching component instances in the application scope Caching in the session scope
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An introduction TO ORM Enabling ColdFusion ORM Building a simple ORM entity Creating and displaying ORM data Updating and deleting ORM entities Creating relationships Managing ORM sessions
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Basic Error Handling in ColdFusion Try Catch Throw and rethrow Using OnError
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Forms Introduction to forms, cfforms and data validation The URL and the FORM scopes Protecting against CSRF attacks Logging In users in and out Encoding data Using remote CFC methods Uploading files to ColdFusion Securing file uploads
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PDF and Spreadsheet Support in ColdFusion Using <cfdocument> Creating PDF files from a URL Using <cfdocumentitem> and <cfdocumentsection> Saving PDF files with <cfdocument> PDF best practices Using <cfhtmltopdf> Using <cfpdf> DDX support in ColdFusion Manipulating spreadsheets in ColdFusion
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