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cfsilent

Last update:
May 18, 2026

Description

Suppresses output produced by CFML within a tag's scope.

Category

Syntax

<cfsilent> 
... 
</cfsilent>

See also

cfcachecfflushcfheadercfhtmlheadcfincludecfsettingWriting and Calling User-Defined Functions in the Developing ColdFusion Applications

Usage

This tag requires an end tag.

Example

<h3>cfsilent</h3> 

<cfsilent> 
<cfset a = 100> 
<cfset b = 99> 
<cfset c = b-a> 
<cfoutput>Inside cfsilent block<br> 
b-a = #c#</cfoutput><br> 
</cfsilent> 

<p>Even information within cfoutput tags does not display within a 
cfsilent block.<br> 
<cfoutput> 
b-a = #c# 
</cfoutput> 
</p>

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