URL Params

Question

Hi thereI am an intern at Adobe ColdFusion. My current task is to use the URL parameters in my projects. I have searched randomly on Google. I have got its concept and a bit of knowledge of the code, yet, I am unable to achieve this full-fledged in my project. Where and how can I have a solid exposure about it, which leads me to one hundred percent implementation of it?

sdsinc_pmascari · Answer

Another term for URL variables is: Query String.

These are the variables added on to the end of a web path, separated by a question mark (?) with multiple variables separated by ampersands (&).

So, consider this full URL:

https://adobe.com/?id=123&role=user

The query string of this url is everything after the ?:
id=123&role=user

Separating these by the & you get your URL variables:
id=123

role=user

To use these in CF code, you use the URL scope and output their values like so:

<cfoutput>
#url.id#

#url.role#

</cfoutput>

As @BKBK suggested, you'll probably get a much longer and detailed response by asking AI.

You can also check out more about CF scopes here.

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