One CFFUNCTION calling another in same CFC - using "this" isn't working

Hello, all,

I've got a CFC (let's call it test.cfc) that is supposed to handle a lot of  internal calls to other CFFUNCTIONs.

I had read that using "this.functionName(args);" should work.

However, for some reason it isn't.  I still have to use "components.compName().functionName(args);" for it to work.  Pseudo-code:

<cffunction name="functionA" access="private" output="no" returntype="any">
    <cfquery name="getThese" datasource="#application.thisDSN#">
      SELECT * FROM tableA ORDER BY ID
    </cfquery>
    <cfreturn getThese />
</cffunction>

and

<cffunction name="functionB" access="private" output="yes" returntype="void">
    <cfset tmp = this.functionA() /><cfoutput>#tmp#</cfoutput>
</cffunction>

This produces the error: Ensure that the name is correct and that the component or interface exists.

But the following works just fine:

<cffunction name="functionB" access="private" output="yes" returntype="void">
    <cfset tmp = components.test().functionA() /><cfoutput>#tmp#</cfoutput>
</cffunction>

Any suggestions as to why "new this.test().functionA();" doesn't work?

V/r,

^_^