<cffunction name="getUserById" access="public" returntype="query">
    <cfargument name="userId" type="numeric" required="yes" hint="The ID of the user">

    <cfquery name="local.qryGetUser" datasource="DATABASE_NAME">
         SELECT  id,
                 name
         FROM    user
         WHERE   id = <cfqueryparam value="#arguments.userId#" cfsqltype="cf_sql_integer">
    </cfquery>

    <cfreturn local.qryGetUser>
</cffunction>

Function Calls

<!--- Load the user object based on the component path. --->
<cfset local.user = new com.User() />
<cfset local.allUsers = user.getAllUsers()>
<cfset local.specificUser = user.getUserIdFromQry(qry = local.allUsers, userId = 1)>   

User.cfc

<cfcomponent>
    <cffunction name="getAllUsers" access="public" returntype="query">
        <cfquery name="local.qryGetAllUsers" datasource="DATABASE_NAME">
            SELECT  id,
                    name
            FROM    user
        </cfquery>
        
        <cfreturn local.qryGetAllUsers>     
    </cffunction>

    <cffunction name="getUserIdFromQry" access="public" returntype="query">
        <cfargument name="qry" type="query" required="Yes" hint="Query to fetch from">
        <cfargument name="userId" type="numeric" required="Yes" hint="The ID of the user">
        
        <cfquery name="local.qryGetUserIdFromQry" dbtype="query">
            SELECT  id,
                    name
            FROM    arguments.qry
            WHERE   id = <cfqueryparam value="#arguments.userId#" cfsqltype="cf_sql_integer">
        </cfquery>
        
        <cfreturn local.qryGetUserIdFromQry>     
    </cffunction>
</component>