ColdFusion Components contain one or more method (functions). Methods are usually exposed to the application invoking the component, but they need not be. Methods can be flagged so that they are used internally within your own component code but not exposed externally. To flag a method as private...
ColdFusion Components (or CFC's) are reusable ColdFusion objects, delivering some of the power of objects while retaining the simplicity of CFML. Use CFC's to black-box data manipulation and business processing. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)
XPath is a mechanism used to search and extract data from XML documents. XPath searches are specified as expressions (in much the same way as RegEx expressions are used to search for text in strings). Use the XMLSearch() function to perform XPath searches. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)
Use XMLTransform() to apply XSLT to an XML document. XMLTransform() returns the XML content with the specified XSLT applied to it ready for you to display or use as needed. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)
In addition to being able to use Custom Tags, ColdFusion MX can also use JSP tags and tag libraries. To use JSP tags import them using the new tag. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)
Web services, created in any language and on any platform, can be consumed by ColdFusion. To consume a Web service simply provide the URL to the service's WSDL to the tag. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)
ColdFusion graphing now supports the use of multiple data series in a single graph. To specify a data series use the tag, and multiple may be specified. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)
If you will be upgrading to ColdFusion MX (you should) make sure to run the included Code Compatibility Analyzer against existing CFML code. This utility (accessible via the ColdFusion Administrator) will scan your code and alert you to any potential compatibility problems. (Applies to: ColdFusion...
If you are creating Flash applications that need to talk to ColdFusion on the backend, then you may be interested in server side ActionScript. ColdFusion MX now supports the execution of ActionScript code on the server providing access to database queries and HTTP requests using ActionScript code....
ColdFusion MX simplifies both the reading and writing of XML content. To create an XML document (that you can then place content in) use the new tag. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)