Bug reported https://bugbase.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=bug&id=3120695

So I was playing with Coldfusion 10 Beta and was trying to do some of the things I am used to in Javascript. When I came upon this issue.

<cfscript>
test={
	one="1"
	, two=function(){ return "2" }
};
</cfscript>
<cfoutput>#test.two()#</cfoutput>

Error

Invalid CFML construct found on line 2 at column 6
ColdFusion was looking at the following text:
{
. . . blah blah blah

What I would expect is to get the number two written to the page, but apparently you cannot define the function inline. But you can predefine the function.

<cfscript>
two=function(){ return "2"; };
test={
	one="1"
	, two=two
};
</cfscript>
<cfoutput>#test.two()#</cfoutput>

In a hacky workaround, you can create a function which returns a function expression.

<cfscript>
func=function(f){ return f; };
test={
one="1"
, two=func(function(){ return "2"; })
};
</cfscript>
<cfoutput>#test.two()#</cfoutput>

Similarly I also was not able to call the this scope inside a passed in function expression using the invoke command.

Bug reported https://bugbase.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=bug&id=3120773

Test.cfc

component {
	instance.options={};
	function init(options) {
		StructAppend(instance.options, options, false);
		return this;
	}

	function call(option, args={}) {
		return invoke(instance.options, option, args);
	}
}

Test.cfm (Works)

<cfscript>
two=function(){ return arguments; };
test=new Test({
	one="1"
	, two=two
});
</cfscript>
<cfdump var="#test.call("two", {three=3})#" />

Test.cfm (Works)

<cfscript>
two=function(){ return this; };
test=new Test({
	one="1"
	, two=two
});
test.two=two;
</cfscript>
<cfdump var="#test.two()#" />

Test.cfm (Doesn’t Works)

<cfscript>
two=function(){ return this; };
test=new Test({
	one="1"
	, two=two
});
</cfscript>
<cfdump var="#test.call("two", {three=3})#" />

Error

Variable THIS is undefined

Thanks to Ben Nadel’s well timed post for helping me understand more about this.

http://www.bennadel.com/blog/2334-ColdFusion-10-Beta-Closures-And-Components-And-The-THIS-Scope.htm

And to Raymond Camden for pointing me to it and encouraging me to post bug reports.

If I have made an error here could anyone please correct me?