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cfreturn
Last update:
May 18, 2026
Description
Returns result values from a component method. Contains an expression returned as result of the function.
Return value
An expression; the result of the function from which this tag is called.
Category
Syntax
<cfreturnexpr>See also
cfargument, cfcomponent, cffunction, cfinvoke, cfinvokeargument, cfobject, cfproperty; Building and Using ColdFusion Components in the Developing ColdFusion Applications
History
ColdFusion MX: Added this tag.
Attributes
Attribute | Req/Opt | Default | Description |
expr | Required | Function result; value of any type. |
Usage
This tag is equivalent to a return statement within a cfscript tag. It accepts one return variable argument. To return more than one value, populate a structure with name-value-pairs, and return the structure with this tag.
To access the result value from this tag, you use the variable scope that is the value of the cfinvoke tag returnVariable attribute.
You can code a maximum of one cfreturn tag within a function.
For example code, see Building and Using ColdFusion Components in the Developing ColdFusion Applications.
To access the result value from this tag, you use the variable scope that is the value of the cfinvoke tag returnVariable attribute.
You can code a maximum of one cfreturn tag within a function.
For example code, see Building and Using ColdFusion Components in the Developing ColdFusion Applications.
Example
<cfcomponent>
<cffunction name="getEmp">
<cfquery name="empQuery" datasource="ExampleApps" >
SELECT FIRSTNAME, LASTNAME, EMAIL
FROM tblEmployees
</cfquery>
<cfreturn empQuery>
</cffunction>
<cffunction name="getDept">
<cfquery name="deptQuery" datasource="ExampleApps" >
SELECT *
FROM tblDepartments
</cfquery>
<cfreturn deptQuery>
</cffunction>
</cfcomponent>
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