Alphabetical List of ColdFusion Tags

The ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML) consists of a set of tags you use in your ColdFusion pages to interact with data sources, manipulate data, and display output. Using CFML tags is very simple; tag syntax is much like HTML element syntax.

The following table provides brief descriptions of each CFML tag.

CFML Tag Summary
CFML Tag Description
CFABORT Stops processing of a ColdFusion page at the tag location.
CFAPPLET Embeds Java applets in a CFFORM.
CFAPPLICATION Defines application name, activates client variables.
CFASSOCIATE Enables sub-tag data to be saved with the base tag.
CFAUTHENTICATE Authenticates a user and sets the security context for an application.
CFBREAK Breaks out of a CFML looping construct. ...

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