Y o u r F i r s t C o l d F u s i o n W e b P a g e

In the example below, the difference between the HTML code and the HTML/ColdFusion code is the addition of the <cfoutput></cfoutput> tags and the complex-looking #DayofWeekAsString(DayofWeek(Now()))#.

HTML `<html> <body> <h3>Hello World, it's Wednesday</h3> </body> </html>`	ColdFusion `<html> <body> <cfoutput> <h3>Hello World, it's #DayofWeekAsString(DayofWeek(Now()))#</h3> </cfoutput> </body> </html>`
Result...correct one day in seven. Hello World, it's Wednesday	Result... correct everyday. Hello world, it's Friday

The <cfoutput></cfoutput> tags inform ColdFusion to process any code found between # symbols. In the example above three ColdFusion functions are used; the Now() function, the DayofWeek() function and the DayofWeekAsString() function.

The Now() function returns the current date and time.
The DayofWeek(date) function, when given any date, returns a number for that date (1 Sunday to 7 Monday).
The DayofWeekAsString(number) function, when given a number from 1 to 7 returns the corresponding day for that number (1 Sunday to 7 Monday).

ColdFusion processed the functions from the inside out, starting with the Now(), then the DayofWeek() and finally the DayofWeekAsString() before displaying the final result.

Tip: Coldfusion statements are not case sensitive - dAYoFwEEkAsstrINg is the same as DayofWeekAsString.

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