ColdFusion MX: J2EE Integration Magic

Macromedia has completely rewritten ColdFusion. ColdFusion MX (v6) now runs on top of a Java Application Server (like JRun or WebSphere). This means we get the ease of CFML with the raw power of the Java ecosystem.

Calling Java from CFML

You don't need to write a wrapper; you can just instantiate Java classes directly in your .cfm files.

<cfset myArrayList = CreateObject("java", "java.util.ArrayList").init()>
<cfset myArrayList.add("ColdFusion")>
<cfset myArrayList.add("Java")>
<cfset myArrayList.add("Integration")>

<cfoutput>
  ArrayList Size: #myArrayList.size()#
</cfoutput>

CFObject and EJBs

If your enterprise is using Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs), ColdFusion MX can talk to them natively.

<cfobject action="create" 
          type="ejb" 
          class="com.company.AccountHome" 
          name="accountHome" 
          jndiName="AccountBean">

<cfset account = accountHome.findByPrimaryKey("12345")>
<p>Balance: <cfoutput>#account.getBalance()#</cfoutput></p>

The Flash Remoting Connection

CFMX also introduced Flash Remoting, allowing Flash MX movies to call ColdFusion functions directly using AMF (Action Message Format). This is significantly faster than parsing XML-RPC or SOAP. ColdFusion is finally growing up and becoming a first-class citizen in the enterprise world.

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