ORM functions

There are a number of entity functions that are standard in ColdFusion. There are two basic groups of functions: entity functions and ORM functions. This list is just provided here for information to get a broad-scope view of what functions are provided inside ColdFusion ORM:

• Entity functions are as follows:

  • entityDelete

  • entityLoad

  • entityLoadByExample

  • entityLoadByPK

  • entityMerge

  • entityNew

  • entityReload

  • entitySave

  • entityToQuery

• ORM functions are as follows:

  • ORMClearSession

  • ORMCloseSession

  • ORMEvictCollection

  • ORMEvictEntity

  • ORMEvictQueries

  • ORMExecuteQuery

  • ORMFlush

  • ORMGetSession

  • ORMGetSessionFactory

  • ORMReload

Note

There is a wonderful ORM-like tool that is great for people getting started called Data Manager. It is an alternative to the ORM features in CF9. If you need an ORM-like library that is backwards compatible with previous versions of ColdFusion, this is a great solution. You can find this library at http://datamgr.riaforge.com. I will be blogging at http...