Would the below be an easy change in CFMX?
<cfset int foobar = 1>
or
<cfscript>
int foobar = 1;
</cfscript>
Would declare a coldfusion.runtime.Integer instead of the following.
<cfset foobar = 1>
or
<cfscript>
foobar = 1;
</cfscript>
Would declare a coldfusion.runtime.Variable.
Joe
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 1:12 AM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: FW: Jsp Vs Cfm (CFMX) -- Test Code
>
>
> Well CF could use the same technique that VB did. VB optionally allows
> variables to be declared as a type. If no type is declared then the
> variable is considered of type variant. For example, the following could
> work with CF.
>
> <cfset int foobar = 1>
> or
> <cfscript>
> int foobar = 1;
> </cfscript>
>
> Would declare a coldfusion.runtime.Integer instead of the following.
>
> <cfset foobar = 1>
> or
> <cfscript>
> foobar = 1;
> </cfscript>
>
> Would declare a coldfusion.runtime.Variable.
>
> Matt Liotta
> President & CEO
> Montara Software, Inc.
> http://www.montarasoftware.com/
> 888-408-0900 x901
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sean A Corfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 9:56 PM
> > To: CF-Talk
> > Subject: Re: FW: Jsp Vs Cfm (CFMX) -- Test Code
> >
> > On Tuesday, September 17, 2002, at 09:41 , Dick Applebaum wrote:
> > > Rather I suggest that CFMX allow us to tell it a variable's type
> > > (optionally) so that it can use that to generate efficient code,
> >
> > That would make ColdFusion quite a different language! :)
> >
> > Yes, it's certainly one possible approach, allowing the user to
> declare
> > variables with a type (and extending the CF types to include "integer"
> > would also be a useful enhancement, instead of just "numeric" and
> "binary"
> > ).
> >
> > I actually prefer the code analysis approach since it allows CFMX's
> > compiler to evolve without requiring users to change their code and
> could
> > substantially speed up certain constructs in legacy code.
> >
> > "If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really alive."
> > -- Margaret Atwood
> >
> >
>
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