Keeping a function from being defined twice

Question

I am trying to define a function in a template, but sometimes the template is called twice. I tried

<cfscript>
if (not isdefined("tested"))    {

    string function tested(required string component) output="false"    {

        if (arguments.component CONTAINS "internal") return 'N/A';
    ....


 </cfscript>

But I still get a

Answer 1

I don't believe you can do what you are trying to do.

When you define a function in the code, even if you surround it by IF / ELSE, the runtime compiler is still going to parse the code for the purpose of creating the Java byte code needed to run it. So your class/function is defined twice with regard to code organization. The whole idea behind a function or component is that you move it outside of your procedural or logic code into it's own library or group of functions - that way it's easy to reuse. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news :)