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getBaseTagData

Used within a custom tag. Finds calling (ancestor) tag by name and accesses its data.

getBaseTagData(tagname [, level])

returns any

Argument Reference

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
tagname	string	Yes		Specify the parent tag name, starting with CF_.
level	numeric	No	1	Specify the nth-level ancestor to retrieve variables from.

Retrieve parent tag thisTag scope

Use getBaseTagData() to retrieve the execution mode of the parent CF_MAPPER custom tag.

<cfset tagData = getBaseTagData('CF_MAPPER')>
<!--- Find the tag's execution mode Located inside the --->
<cfif tagData.thisTag.executionMode neq 'inactive'>
template
<cfelse>
BODY
</cfif>

Retrieve parent tag attributes

Use getBaseTagData() to retrieve the attributes of the parent cf_iframe tag

variables.parentAttributes = getBaseTagData('cf_iframe').attributes;

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