The cfinvoke tag is the only way to efficiently invoke different component methods based on variable data (for example, form input). In this case, you use a variable name, such as Form.method, as the value of the method attribute. In the following example, the user selects a report from a form:

<select name="whichreport">
    <option value="all">Complete Report</option>
    <option value="salary">Salary Information</option>
</select>

The cfinvoke tag then invokes the appropriate method, based on what the user selected:

<cfinvoke component="getdata" method="#form.whichreport#" returnvariable="queryall">