Before you begin developing CFX tags in Java, you must configure your Java development environment. Also, you might want to take a look at some examples before creating your own CFX tags. This section contains information about examples and how to configure your development environment.
This section describes the following topics:
Before you begin developing a CFX tag in Java, you might want to study sample CFX tags. You can find the Java source files for the examples on Windows in the cfx\java\distrib\examples subdirectory of the main installation directory. On UNIX systems, the files are located in the cfx/java/examples directory. The following table describes the example tags:
| Example | Action | Demonstrates |
|---|---|---|
HelloColdFusion |
Prints a personalized greeting. |
The minimal implementation required to create a CFX tag. |
ZipBrowser |
Retrieves the contents of a zip archive. |
How to generate a ColdFusion query and return it to the calling page. |
ServerDateTime |
Retrieves the date and time from a network server. |
Attribute validation, using numeric attributes, and setting variables within the calling page. |
OutputQuery |
Returns a ColdFusion query in an HTML table. |
How to handle a ColdFusion query as input, throw exceptions, and generate dynamic output. |
HelloWorldGraphic |
Generates a "Hello World!" graphic in JPEG format. |
How to dynamically create and return graphics from a Java CFX tag. |