Question

Is name attribute of cfquery optional? The doc said it is required, but my code seems to run fine even without it. Is there a default value if not defined? and if so, shall I local var it or safely ignore it?

Thx

Answer 1

I think you can safely omit the name. It does not appear to add a default name to the variables or local scopes.

However, I did notice something strange under CF9. If you do not local scope the result, the key cfquery.executiontime is added to the variables scope. This is with all debugging disabled (unless I missed something).

Results:
Before  Variables = 1 Local = 1
After   Variables = 2 Local = 1   (result NOT local scoped)


<cffunction name="myFunction" output="true">
    <b>Before</b>
    Variables = #structCount(variables)#
    Local = #structCount(local)#<br />

    <cfquery datasource="MyDatasource">
        SELECT getDate() AS TestDate
    </cfquery>

    <b>After</b>
    Variables = #structCount(variables)#
    Local = #structCount(local)#<br />
</cffunction>