> Can anyone give me a very basic, real-world example of when and why > you would want to use an array and a structure? > > I mainly work with queries from a database, and can't wrap my mind > around what an array and a structure will do for me.
Think of an array as a single column in a recordset. You have the ability to have multiple values of the same data type stored under a single variable name. As for a use, they are faster and easier to program with than going out and getting a recordset from a database. ColdFusion also has a lot of tools that let you work between lists of values and arrays, making an array a good intermediary point if you're doing a lot of text parsing. Think of a structure as a single record in a recordset. You have one main variable name with several different property names and property values. To make things even more confusing, or turn things around, a recordset is an array of structures. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion 8 beta â Build next generation applications today. Free beta download on Labs http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs_adobecf8_beta Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Newbie/message.cfm/messageid:2806 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Newbie/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.15
