`model()`

Description

Returns a reference to the requested model so that class level methods can be called on it.

Function Syntax

model(name)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`name`	`string`	Yes		Name of the model (class name) to get a reference to.

Examples

<!--- The `model("author")` part of the code below gets a reference to the class in the application scope and then `findByKey` is called on it --->
<cfset authorObject = model("author").findByKey(1)>