Dockable Debugging

ColdFusion also features a powerful DHTML-based debugging interface. As seen in Figure 17.8, debug information is displayed in a tree control in a separate pop-up window, or docked to the output itself, as seen in Figure 17.9. The advantage of this format (aside from a much cleaner and easier-to-use interface) is that the debug output doesn’t interfere with the page itself.

Figure 17.8. ColdFusion debug output can be displayed in a pop-up DHTML-based window.

Figure 17.9. Debug output may be “docked” to the page, if preferred.

To select this option, select dockable.cfm as the debug format in the ColdFusion ...

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