`renderPartial()`

Description

Instructs the controller to render a partial when it's finished processing the action.

Function Syntax

renderPartial(partial [, cache, layout, returnAs, dataFunction ])

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`partial`	`string`	Yes		The name of the partial file to be used. Prefix with a leading slash `/` if you need to build a path from the root `views` folder. Do not include the partial filename's underscore and file extension.
`cache`	`any`	No		Number of minutes to cache the content for.
`layout`	`string`	No		The layout to wrap the content in. Prefix with a leading slash `/` if you need to build a path from the root `views` folder. Pass `false` to not load a layout at all.
`returnAs`	`string`	No		Set to `string` to return the result instead of automatically sending it to the client.
`dataFunction`	`any`	No	`true`	Name of a controller function to load data from.

Examples

<!--- Render the partial `_comment.cfm` located in the current controller's view folder --->
<cfset renderPartial("comment")>

<!--- Render the partial at `views/shared/_comment.cfm` --->
<cfset renderPartial("/shared/comment")>