You can invoke methods of a component instance directly using CFScript or in CFML tags. To invoke component methods directly, use the CreateObject function or cfobject tag to instantiate the component. Thereafter, use the instance name followed by a period and the method that you are calling to invoke an instance of the method. You must always use parentheses after the method name, even if the method does not take any parameters.

You can use this syntax anywhere that you can use a ColdFusion function, such as in cfset tags or surrounded by number signs in the body of a cfoutput tag.