Msg Message Handler Examples

Msg (Message Handler) is a very simple framework for displaying messages to your users. It is typically used in admin areas to notify when an update has been completed successfully or if an error has occurred.

Features

• Messages can be added in script and tags
• Messages are styled with CSS - style them up as much as you like
• Seperation of presentation from logic

Limitations

• Does not persist across pages - i.e. doesn't work with cflocation

Implementation

Import the tag library and init at the top of any template you want to add messages or display messages

<cfimport prefix="msg" taglib="/net/redbd/customtags/msg">
<msg:init>

Add messages in your code via cfscript of cfset

<cfscript>
	request.addMessage("information","test info message");
	request.addMessage("warning","test warning message");
</cfscript>

<cfset request.addMessage("error","test error message")>
<cfset request.addMessage("success","test successs message")>

Place the display code where you would like your messages displayed

<msg:display>

You can then style them up to your hearts content using CSS and the appropriate classes.

Simple as that.