# Forward(eventhandler:string [, append:list])

### Description:

Immediately redirects the request to the event handler named. All values in the viewstate are maintained across the redirect if session is enabled.

### Returns:

Void. The function call never completes - a <cflocation> interrupts its execution.

### Arguments:

EventHandler (Required) - The name of the event handler to redirect to

Append (Optional) - Will append the list of values passed in append to the resultant URL.

### Example:

<!--- Results in a url with a query string of ?event=article.view&articleId=2 --->

<cfset arguments.event.setValue("articleId", 2) />

<cfset arguments.event.forward("article.view", "articleId") />