Error on Components package and ACCESS="PACKAGE" in function

Question

Hi all, I test the use of access="package" in a cfc function and it doesn't work, although I do exactly what the documentation says. It says that1) cfcs in the same folder are considered a package and2) a func having access="package" can be accessed by the functions of the all the other components of the same package (folder). Please see the simple code below. All 3 files are in the same folder.When I call index.cfm I get the message "Variable CFC2FUNC is undefined" #x# What is not correct in the code above? Thanks in advance for your helpKostas

Charlie Arehart · Accepted Answer

You've misconstrued how things work there, but you're very close. You still need to create an instance of cfc2 (in cfc1) in order to call a method in it from within cfc1 (or from within any cfml template).

To be clear, the access control doesn't change HOW you call methods, only WHO (what template) can call it, once the cfc is instantiated. With public, any can; with private, no other can; with package, others can but only if in the same package/folder; while remote is like public but the method can be called from outside of cfml.

See https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/cfml-reference/coldfusion-tags/tags-f/cffunction.html

BKBK · Answer

Charlie has given you one suggestion for a solution. Namely, to create an instance of cfc2, and use it to make the cfc2func() call. Pretty much as you've done in index.cfm.

A second suggestion is to use the current code, but with cfc1 extending cfc2. That is:

<!--- cfc1.cfc --->
<cfcomponent extends="cfc2">
<cffunction name="cfc1func" access="public" returntype="string">
    <cfset local.ret = cfc2func()>
    <cfreturn Ret>
</cffunction>
</cfcomponent>

However, you shouldn't do that just for convenience. It is poor design to have ArbitraryComponent.cfc to extend AnotherArbitraryComponent.cfc.

There should be a reason in your design for using extension. Examples:

Dog.cfc extends Animal.cfc;
Employee.cfc extends Person.cfc;

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