The createObject function takes different arguments depending on the value of the type argument:
createObject(‘component’, cfcName) createObject(‘java’, class) createObject(‘java’, class, bundleName, bundleVersion) (Lucee only) createObject(‘webservice’, urltowsdl, [, portname]) createObject(‘.NET’, class, assembly [, server, port, protocol, secure]) createObject(‘com’, class, context, serverName)
createObject(type, className)
returns any
| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | string | Yes | The type of object | |
| className | string | Yes | ||
| context | string | Yes | ||
| locale | string | Yes | ||
| servername | string | Yes | ||
| component_name | string | Yes | ||
| urltowsdl | string | Yes | WSDL file URL; location of web service | |
| portname | string | No | The port name for the web service. This value is case-sensitive and corresponds to the port element’s name attribute under the service element. Specify this parameter if the web service contains multiple ports. If no port name is specified, ColdFusion uses the first port found in the WSDL. |
|
| bundleName | string | No | Bundle where the object has to be located | |
| bundleVersion | string | No | Specific version to |
createObject Component
<cfscript>
tellTimeCFC=createObject("component","appResources.components.tellTime");
tellTimeCFC.getLocalTime();
</cfscript>
createObject WebService
<cfscript>
ws = createObject("webservice", "http://www.xmethods.net/sd/2001/TemperatureService.wsdl");
xlatstring = ws.getTemp(zipcode = "55987");
writeOutput("The temperature at 55987 is " & xlatstring);
</cfscript>
createObject filesystem
POIFSFileSystem=createObject("java","org.apache.poi.poifs.filesystem.POIFSFileSystem","apache.poi","3.11.0");