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title: "What is the difference between Custom tag and Coldfusion Component?"  
description: "What is the difference between Custom tag and Coldfusion Component?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2011-11-04  
updated: 2020-09-23  
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# What is the difference between Custom tag and Coldfusion Component?

There are some basic difference in between Custom tag and Coldfusion Component in which some are as follows:\
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- Custom tags have no formalized parameter passing and validation mechanism; CFCs (Coldfusion Component) do.

- Custom tags have a single entry point; CFCs can have multiple entry points. This makes it possible to create a single component that does many related actions.

- Custom tags are designed to contain code; CFCs are designed to contain both code and data.

- Custom tags are accessible only by Coldfusion and only locally; CFCs can be accessed as web services, opening up a whole new world of reuse possibilities.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

There are some basic difference in between Custom tag and Coldfusion Component in which some are as follows:\
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- Custom tags have no formalized parameter passing and validation mechanism; CFCs (Coldfusion Component) do.

- Custom tags have a single entry point; CFCs can have multiple entry points. This makes it possible to create a single component that does many related actions.

- Custom tags are designed to contain code; CFCs are designed to contain both code and data.

- Custom tags are accessible only by Coldfusion and only locally; CFCs can be accessed as web services, opening up a whole new world of reuse possibilities.


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