Introducing the <cferror> Tag

You use the <cferror> tag to specify how error messages should be displayed. Customizing the error messages that appear throughout your application is generally a two-step process:

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First, you create an error display template, which displays the error message along with whatever graphics or other formatting you consider appropriate.
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Next, you include a <cferror> tag that tells ColdFusion to display errors using the error display template you just created. In general, you place the <cferror> tag in your Application.cfc file.

Table 19.3 shows the attributes supported by the <cferror> tag.

Table 19.3. <cferror> Tag Attributes
AttributeDescription
typeThe type of error you want to catch and display using your customized ...

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