Summary

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In this chapter, you gained understanding of ColdFusion MX functions and how they're used like mini-programs to accomplish common tasks, such as truncating a text string or changing the way a date displays, quickly. You learned that functions are valuable tools in validating user form data, and that ColdFusion MX offers both server-side and client-side options for doing so. Finally, you learned about the date/time object Now() and how it's used to display dates and times in a variety of formats. At this point, you have a working knowledge of functions, how they accept input and generate output. You can turn to your ColdFusion MX documentation for its complete list of over 200 functions, and begin to use them in your own work.

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