Two tags related to CFCs (and tag based UDFs) let you specify a type value: cffunction and cfarguments. The type values can be one from this list:

any
array
boolean
date
GUID
numeric
query
string
struct
UUID
variableName

However - what happens if you pass something else? If CFMX encounters any other value, it assumes you are using the name of a CFC. For example, if you said type="person", it would assume a value of type person.

This often confuses people. For example, I've seen people use "integer" for type, assuming the CFC will expect a number, but instead it will expect an instance of the integer cfc. So - if you forget what the valid types are, just check your docs, or your right-click-edit vtm in HomeSite+.