The following sections provide information about executing custom tags, including information about handling end tags and processing body text.
When a custom tag page executes, ColdFusion keeps data related to the tag instance in the thisTag structure. You can access the thisTag structure from within your custom tag to control processing of the tag. The behavior is similar to the File tag-specific variable (sometimes called the File scope).
ColdFusion generates the variables in the following table and writes them to the thisTag structure:
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
ExecutionMode |
Contains the execution mode of the custom tag. Valid values are "start", "end", and "inactive". |
HasEndTag |
Distinguishes between custom tags that are called with and without end tags. Used for code validation. If the user specifies an end tag, |
GeneratedContent |
The content that has been generated by the tag. This includes anything in the body of the tag, including the results of any active content, such as ColdFusion variables and functions. You can process this content as a variable. |
AssocAttribs |
Contains the attributes of all nested tags if you use |
The following example accesses the ExecutionMode variable of the thisTag structure from within a custom tag:
<cfif thisTag.ExecutionMode is 'start'>