<cfcomponent name="Ajax_Calendar_Functions" extends="ajax">
    <cfsetting showdebugoutput="false">
    
    <cffunction name="getEvents" output="false" returntype="string" access="public"
                hint="returns a list of events for a selected date">
        <cfargument name="eventDate" type="date" required="true" />
        
        <cfscript>
            var returnResult = '';
            var qryResult = '';
            
            //gset the event gateway
            variables.gatewayEvents = createObject("component","eventsGateway").init(application.dsn);
        
            //return a query of events
            qryResult = variables.gatewayEvents.getEventsByDate(dateFormat(arguments.eventDate,"mm-dd-yyyy"));
        </cfscript>        
        
        <cfsavecontent variable="returnResult">            
            <cfoutput>
                <h3>#dateFormat(arguments.eventDate,'mmm d, yyyy')#</h3>
                <p>
                <cfloop query="qryResult">
                    &nbsp;&nbsp; #event_Name# -
                    #timeFormat(start_date, 'short')#
                    <br />
                </cfloop>
                </p>
            </cfoutput>
        </cfsavecontent>
        
        <cfscript>            
            return returnResult;
        </cfscript>
    </cffunction>
</cfcomponent>