Creating form element from within a component

Hi all,
I am trying to create a form element within a component
function which is then called from a .cfm page which has the cfform
tags. I keep getting a context validation error for the form
element tag. Here is some sample code:
<cfcomponent name="yourComponent">
<cffunction name="createTag" returntype="string"
access="public">
<cfsavecontent variable="returnContent">
<cfselect name="thisSelect">
<option value="0">Value 1</option>
</cfselect>
</cfsaveconten>
<cfreturn returnContent>
</cffunction>
</cfcomponent>
And in the .cfm page:
<cfform>
<cfinvoke component="yourComponent" method="createTag"
returnVariable="returnContent"/>
<cfoutput>#returnContent#</cfoutput>
</cfform>
The error occurs in the function and it says the cfselect
must be within a cfform. I tried the function without the save
content and just set the output="yes" but the same error occurs.
Any help appreciated in how to get around this. Just putting
the code in the .cfm is not an option for this.
Any help appreciated.
Jim

quote:
Originally posted by:
jim1234
Thanks for the reply. Yes, that works. So it looks like it
has to do with the function call.
After some further investigation, I found out that a regular
<select> works, it's just the <cfselect> that does not.
ColdFusion wants it directly within the <cfform> tag.
Something does not make sense. If the cfsavecontent worked in
the cfm file, there is no reason for it not to work in a cfc.
If you want to persue this, the next troubleshooting step is
to copy the function to your cfm file and see if it works. I
suspect that you are trying something simple as a proof of concept.

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