Theme Templates

Template Folder File Structure

• templates (The folder that contains optional templates for collection rendering that are used using the quick rendering methods in the CB Helper. See below for additional information)

  • category.cfm (The template used to display an iteration of entry categories using coldbox collection rendering)

  • comment.cfm (The template used to display an iteration of entry or page comments using coldbox collection rendering)

  • entry.cfm (The template used to display an iteration of entries in the home page using coldbox collection rendering)

Functionality

The individual files included in the templates directory are a single .cfm files used by ContentBox to iterate over a collection (usually entries or categories or comments) and render out all of them in uniformity.

Please refer to ColdBox Collection Rendering for more information.

Each template receives the following variables:

• _counter (A variable created for you that tells you in which record we are currently looping on)

• _items (A variable created for you that tells you how many records exist in the collection)

• {templateName} The name of the object you will use to display: entry, comment, category

Layout Local CallBack Functions:

• onActivation()

• onDelete()

• onDeactivation()