createObject

The createObject function takes different arguments depending on the value of the type argument: createObject('component', cfcName) createObject('java', class) createObject('java', class, bundleName, bundleVersion) (Lucee only) createObject('webservice', urltowsdl, [, portname]) createObject('.NET', class, assembly [, server, port, protocol, secure]) createObject('com', class, context, serverName)

createObject(type, className) → returns any

CF4.5+

Lucee

BL 1.0.0+

Argument Reference

type string
Required

The type of object

Values:

component
corba
com
java
webservice
.NET
dotnet

className string
Required

context string
Required

locale string
Required

servername string
Required

component_name string
Required

urltowsdl string
Required

WSDL file URL; location of web service

portname string

The port name for the web service. This value is case-sensitive and corresponds to the port element's name attribute under the service element. Specify this parameter if the web service contains multiple ports. If no port name is specified, ColdFusion uses the first port found in the WSDL.

bundleName string

Bundle where the object has to be located

bundleVersion string

Specific version to

Compatibility

ColdFusion:

Version 4.5+ CORBA support DEPRECATED in CF11+

Lucee:

DEPRECATED since version 5 OSGi bundle and version ADDED in Lucee5+

Examples
Sample code invoking the createObject function

Create a CFC / Component Instance

createObject Component

<cfscript>
 tellTimeCFC=createObject("component","appResources.components.tellTime"); 
 tellTimeCFC.getLocalTime();
 </cfscript>

Create a SOAP WebService Instance

createObject WebService

<cfscript> 
 ws = createObject("webservice", "http://www.xmethods.net/sd/2001/TemperatureService.wsdl"); 
 xlatstring = ws.getTemp(zipcode = "55987"); 
 writeOutput("The temperature at 55987 is " & xlatstring); 
 </cfscript>

Create a java class with specified bundle and version

createObject filesystem

POIFSFileSystem=createObject("java","org.apache.poi.poifs.filesystem.POIFSFileSystem","apache.poi","3.11.0");

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