When creating an array or structure, CF allows things like this: <cfset myArray[1] = "foo" /> <cfset myStruct.1 = "foo" />
But if the variable has been previously set to a different data type (string in this case) like so: <cfset myArray = "foo" /> <cfset myStruct = "foo" /> <cfset myArray[1] = "foo" /> <cfset myStruct.1 = "foo" /> the following error is received: You have attempted to dereference a scalar variable of type class java.lang.String as a structure with members. You must specifically declare the variable as the new data type to prevent errors: <cfset myArray = "foo" /> <cfset myStruct = "foo" /> <cfset myArray = arrayNew(1) /> <cfset myStruct = structNew() /> <cfset myArray[1] = "foo" /> <cfset myStruct.1 = "foo" /> Was this a problem in CF5? Is this an expected behavior or a bug in CFMX? It should be mentioned that going the opposite direction works just fine: <cfset myArray[1] = "foo" /> <cfset myStruct.1 = "foo" /> <cfset myArray = "foo" /> <cfset myStruct = "foo" /> Your thoughts... chris kief ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
