CFLib.org – Common Function Library Project

Description:
Allows for the checking of executing code is being run inside a cfthread block or not.

Return Values:
Returns a boolean.

Example:

<cfscript>
	//get the response writer, so we can write to the HTTP Stream 
	//from within a cfthread call
	out = getPageContext().getResponse().getWriter();

	out.write("on cfthread: " & amInCFThread());
</cfscript>

<hr>
<cfthread action="run" name="test">
	<cfscript>
		out.write("on cfthread: " & amInCFThread());
	</cfscript>
</cfthread>

Parameters:

No arguments.

Full UDF Source:

<!---
 returns 'true' if the currentthread is a cfthread, rerturns false otherwise
 
 @return Returns a boolean. 
 @author Mark Mandel (&#109;&#97;&#114;&#107;&#64;&#99;&#111;&#109;&#112;&#111;&#117;&#110;&#100;&#116;&#104;&#101;&#111;&#114;&#121;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;) 
 @version 1, April 11, 2008 
--->
<cffunction name="amInCFThread" hint="returns 'true' if the current thread if a cfthread, rerturns false otherwise" access="public" returntype="boolean" output="false">
	<cfscript>
		var Thread = createObject("java", "java.lang.Thread");

		if(Thread.currentThread().getThreadGroup().getName() eq "cfthread")
		{
			return true;
		}

		return false;
	</cfscript>
</cffunction>