If you are using CFMX you can get the HashCode of the underlying HashMap. Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ V: 415-577-8070 F: 415-341-8906 P: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> -----Original Message----- > From: James Sleeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 5:52 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Uniquely identifing a structure. > > Hi all, > I need to get a simple string value that will uniquely identify a > given > structure, currently what I am using is this... > > <CFWDDX ACTION="CFML2WDDX" INPUT=#AStructure# OUTPUT="AWddx"> > <CFSET aKey = Hash(AWddx)> > > which produces exactly what I want, but my problem is that this happens > several times per request and thus it is potentially a bottle neck (even > if > wddx is fast, the structure in question could possibly be large). > > Does anybody have any better ideas on how to accomplish this ? > > --- > James Sleeman > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.384 / Virus Database: 216 - Release Date: 24/08/2002 > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists

