CFLib.org – Common Function Library Project

Description:
Pass it any CF variable, it returns a boolean value to tell you if it is a CFC instance.

Return Values:
Returns a boolean.

Example:

<cfscript>
	cfc = createObject("component","cflib.udf");
	str = createObject("java","java.lang.String");
</cfscript>

<cfoutput>
	isCFC(cfc) = #isCFC(cfc)#<br>
	isCFC(str) = #isCFC(str)#<br>
	isCFC(structNew()) = #isCFC(structNew())#<br>
</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

<cfscript>
/**
 * Returns a boolean for whether a CF variable is a CFC instance.
 * 
 * @param objectToCheck 	 The object to check. (Required)
 * @return Returns a boolean. 
 * @author Nathan Dintenfass (&#110;&#97;&#116;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#64;&#99;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#103;&#101;&#109;&#101;&#100;&#105;&#97;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;) 
 * @version 1, October 16, 2002 
 */
function IsCFC(objectToCheck){
	//get the meta data of the object we're inspecting
	var metaData = getMetaData(arguments.objectToCheck);
	//if it's an object, let's try getting the meta Data
	if(isObject(arguments.objectToCheck)){
		//if it has a type, and that type is "component", then it's a component
		if(structKeyExists(metaData,"type") AND metaData.type is "component"){
			return true;
		}
	}	
	//if we've gotten here, it must not have been a contentObject			
	return false;		
}
</cfscript>