ISOBJECT |
Description Determines whether a value is an object.
Returns True, if the value represents a ColdFusion object. False if the value is any other type of data, such as an integer, string, date, or struct.
Category Decision functions
Function syntax
    IsObject(value)
See also IsDate, IsNumeric, IsNumericDate, IsQuery, IsSimpleValue, IsStruct, IsWDDX, IsXmlDoc, IsXmlElem, IsXmlRoot
History ColdFusion MX: Added this function.
Parameters
Usage This function returns False for query and XML objects.
Example
    <!--- to use this example, create a color.cfc component as follows: --->
    <!---
    <cfcomponent>
        <cffunction name="myFunction" access="public" returntype="string">
            <!--- Create a structure object --->
          <cfset myColor = "Blue">
          <cfreturn myColor>
        </cffunction>
    </cfcomponent>
    --->

    <!--- Create an instance of the color.cfc component --->
    <cfobject name="getColor" component="color">

    <cfif IsObject(getColor)>
       <!--- Invoke the myFunction method --->
       <cfinvoke
          component="#getColor#"
          method="myFunction"
          returnVariable="myColor">
       </cfinvoke>

       <cfif IsDefined("myColor")>
          <!--- Output the returned variable --->
          The value of myColor = <cfoutput>#myColor#</cfoutput><p>
       </cfif>
    </cfif>

VALUE |

A value, typically the name of a variable.