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Description:
This function will enable or disable whitespace management in ColdFusion Server without access to ColdFusion Administrator. It returns the current status of the setting.

Return Values:
Returns a boolean.

Example:

<cfoutput>#enableDisableWhiteSpaceManagement("disable")#</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

<!---
 This function will enable or disable whitespace management in ColdFusion Server without access to ColdFusion Administrator.
 
 @param action      Either disable or enable. Defaults to enable. (Optional)
 @return Returns a boolean. 
 @author Qasim Rasheed (qasim_1976@yahoo.com) 
 @version 1, February 14, 2004 
--->
<cffunction name="enableDisableWhiteSpaceManagement" output="false" returntype="boolean">
    <cfargument name="action" type="string" default="enable" />
    <cfscript>
        var factory = CreateObject("Java","coldfusion.server.ServiceFactory");
        var runtime = "";
        
    </cfscript>
    <cflock name="factory_runtimeservice" type="exclusive" timeout="5">
        <cfset runtime = factory.getRuntimeService()>
        <cfswitch expression="#arguments.action#">
            <cfcase value="enable">
                <cfif not runtime.WhiteSpace>
                    <cfset runtime.setWhiteSpace("YES")>
                </cfif>
            </cfcase>
            <cfcase value="disable">
                <cfif runtime.WhiteSpace>
                    <cfset runtime.setWhiteSpace("NO")>
                </cfif>
            </cfcase>
        </cfswitch>
    </cflock>
    <cfreturn runtime.WhiteSpace />
</cffunction>