GetBaseTagList()

Description

Returns a comma-delimited list of uppercase ancestor tag names. The first element of the list is the parent tag. If you call GetBaseTagList for a top-level tag, it returns an empty string.

Category

Other functions

See also

GetBaseTagData

Example

<!--- This example illustrates usage of the GetBaseTagList
   function. This is typically used in custom tags. --->
...
<cfif thisTag.executionMode is "start">

    <!--- Get the tag context stack 
    The list will look something like "CFIF,MYTAGNAME..." --->
    <cfset ancestorList = GetBaseTagList()>
    
    <!--- Output current tag name --->
    <cfoutput>This is custom tag #ListGetAt(ancestorList,2)#</cfoutput>
    <P>
    <!--- Determine whether this is nested inside a loop --->
    <cfset inLoop = ListFindNoCase(ancestorList, "CFLoop")>
    <cfif inLoop neq 0>
        Running in the context of a CFLoop tag.
    </cfif>
...