CFLib.org – Common Function Library Project

Description:
Allows for the checking of executing code is being run inside a cfthread block or not.

Return Values:
Returns a boolean.

Example:

<cfscript>
    //get the response writer, so we can write to the HTTP Stream 
    //from within a cfthread call
    out = getPageContext().getResponse().getWriter();

    out.write("on cfthread: " & amInCFThread());
</cfscript>

<hr>
<cfthread action="run" name="test">
    <cfscript>
        out.write("on cfthread: " & amInCFThread());
    </cfscript>
</cfthread>

Parameters:

No arguments.

Full UDF Source:

<!---
 returns 'true' if the currentthread is a cfthread, rerturns false otherwise
 
 @return Returns a boolean. 
 @author Mark Mandel (mark@compoundtheory.com) 
 @version 1, April 11, 2008 
--->
<cffunction name="amInCFThread" hint="returns 'true' if the current thread if a cfthread, rerturns false otherwise" access="public" returntype="boolean" output="false">
    <cfscript>
        var Thread = createObject("java", "java.lang.Thread");

        if(Thread.currentThread().getThreadGroup().getName() eq "cfthread")
        {
            return true;
        }

        return false;
    </cfscript>
</cffunction>