I already know the answer to this, but I thought I would see what it might
inspire....
Is it possible to write a custom function? Here is an example of what I
would like to be able to do. The following code limits the display of lname
to 8 characters....
<cfif len(lname) GT 8>#Left(lname, 8)#...<cfelse>#lname#</cfif>
What I was wondering is if I could somehow create a function, and then call
it like so (this is what I really want to know)...
#StringLimit(lname, 8)#
Maybe I've been playing around too much with Javascript, but this seems
logical. I know I can write a custom tag...
<!----StringLimit.cfm---->
<cfparam name="attributes.value" default="">
<cfparam name="attributes.limit" default="0">
<cfparam name="attributes.tail" default="...">
<cfif len(attributes.value) GT attributes.limit>#Left(attributes.value,
attributes.limit)##attributes.tail#<cfelse>#attributes.value#</cfif>
<!---- Call it as a tag ---->
<cf_StringLimit
value="#lname#"
limit="8"
tail="..."
>
Are there other guru secrets anyone wants to share on this topic?
Thanks,
Steve
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