URL Params

[serene_athlete4524]

Hi there
I 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?

[BKBK]

Hi @serene_athlete4524 , it sounds exciting and instructive to be an intern at Adobe ColdFusion. For general questions about ColdFusion documentation or usage, such as the one you're asking, I would advise you to use ChatGPT, Copilot or Gemini.

For example, ask them the following : Give me practical examples of the use of URL parameters in Adobe ColdFusion.
They will give you plenty of good suggestions. If you have questions on any of the suggestions, then bring the questions here for discussion.

[sdsinc_pmascari]

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.