How to Perform Math Calculations With Coldfusion

ColdFusion is a type of Web programming language that uses tags similar to HTML. However, unlike the static HTML language, ColdFusion provides you with dynamic page capabilities. Math calculations are a basic part of programming in ColdFusion; use the ColdFusion tags to calculate two variables and display the results on the Web page.

Instructions

1

Right-click the ColdFusion file you want to edit and select "Open With." Click your ColdFusion editor to open the code.

2

Create two ColdFusion variables and assign numerical values to the variables. The following code creates two variables to perform math calculations:




3

Perform the calculation. For instance, the following code adds the two numbers together:

4

Display the results to the user. Add the following tag after you complete the calculation:

The total of the two values: total