astFromString()

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Parses CFML source code from a string and returns its Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) representation.

The AST is a structured tree that represents the syntactic structure of the CFML code, making it useful for:

  • Code Analysis: Static analysis, complexity metrics, dependency tracking
  • IDE Tooling: Syntax highlighting, autocomplete, refactoring support
  • Transformation: Code generation, minification, transpilation
  • Documentation: Automatic API documentation generation
  • Quality Assurance: Linting, code style enforcement, security scanning

The returned AST uses neutral, language-agnostic node types following ESTree conventions such as BinaryExpression, IfStatement, FunctionDeclaration, and literal types. Each node includes source position information for precise error reporting and IDE integration.

Introduced: 7.0.0.296

astFromString( cfmlCode=string, mode=string );

Returns: Struct

Argument Description
cfmlCode
string, required 		edit

a string containing CFML code to be parsed into an AST structure
mode
string, optional 		edit

Is the CFML code given script or tag based, possibles values are:

  • tag (default): the CFML code is tag based
  • script: the CFML code is script based.

Examples

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