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ColdBox Syntax Dictionaries

In this guide, you will learn how to install the ColdBox Syntax Dictionaries for various IDEs, which you can find in the following location in the bundle download only!

/coldbox/install/IDE Extras

or you can download them separately from http://www.coldbox.org/download/extras, you can also watch the video below about all our developer tools:

ColdFusion Builder

The installation package includes the directories for ColdFusion Builder and you must follow the approved CFBuilder installation instructions.

You can also use our ColdBox Platform Utilities extension to create variable mappings to several of the key ColdBox classes to get cool introspection.

CFEclipse Dictionary

Thanks to CFEclipse you can have custom language dictionaries loaded right into your editor. Thus, I created the language dictionary for The ColdBox Framework. You can download it via the link below or just download the ColdBox Bundle package that includes all the IDE extras in the install directory:

This will provide you with function insight to every method a handler/plugin/layout and view inherit. You will also have insight into the controller object, the event object or the rc scope if you define one.

Installation

1. Download the above zip file, expand it and you will have a coldbox.xml file.
2. Exit Eclipse or make sure it is not opened
3. Browse to < eclipse install path >/plugins/org.cfeclipse.cfml_<version number>/dictionary/ and move coldbox.xml into that directory.
4. open up the dictionaryconfig.xml file that is in that directory and add the following XML above in each version of coldfusion you would like ColdBox insight into. Look at sample below:

<version key="cf8" label="Coldfusion 8">
	<grammar location="cf8.xml" />
	<grammar location="user.xml" />
	<grammar location="coldbox.xml" />
</version>
<version key="cfmx701" label="Coldfusion 7.01">
	<grammar location="cfml7.xml" />
	<grammar location="user.xml" />
	<grammar location="coldbox.xml" />
</version>
<version key="bd70" label="BlueDragon 7.0">
	<grammar location="cfmlBD70.xml" />
	<grammar location="user.xml" />
	<grammar location="coldbox.xml" />
</version>

1. Start Eclipse and welcome to ColdBox scope and function insights.

Dreamweaver Dictionary

Two simple steps to follow

STEP 1:

Double click the CBHints.mxp file.

STEP 2:

Click Accept

That's it Now restart Dreamweaver and you're ready to roll.

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gknight said

at 11:27:39 AM 09-Mar-2010

So I guess I'm confused. ColdBox Dictionary is only available through the CFEclipse project, right? Not in CFBuilder.

Luis Majano said

at 12:26:14 PM 09-Mar-2010

At the moment yes, however, we will build the syntax dictionaries for CFBuilder also

Mohammad Tinawi said

at 04:42:16 AM 03-Sep-2010

I tried it on CFBuilder & It worked fine, However the folder you should put into inside CFBuilder install folder is \com.adobe.ide.coldfusion.dictionary_|Version_Number|\

Rex said

at 07:18:42 PM 14-Oct-2010

@Mohammad Is that on a CFBuilder full install? How about on CFBuilder installed as a plugin instead of a full install?