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CFC invocation techniques

There are many ways to invoke or call CFC methods. The following table lists the techniques, including the ColdFusion tags and functions that you use:

Invocation	Description	For more information
cfinvoke tag	Invokes a component method. Can invoke methods of a CFC instance or invoke the methods transiently.	See Invoking CFC methods with the cfinvoke tag.
cfset tag and assignment statements	Invoke methods and access properties of a component instance.	See Using components directly in CFScript and CFML.
URL (HTTP GET)	Transiently invokes a component method by specifying the component and method names in the URL string.	See Invoking component methods using a URL.
Form control (HTTP POST)	Transiently invokes a component method using the HTML `form` and `input` tags and their attributes.	See Invoking component methods using a form.
Flash Remoting	NetServices ActionScript functions can transiently invoke component methods.	See Using the Flash Remoting Service.
Web services	The `cfinvoke` tag and CFScript consume web services in ColdFusion MX. External applications can also consume CFC methods as web services.	See Using Web Services.


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