Arrays are faster than lists - but I wouldn't warn against using ListAppend - and I am not aware of any official MACR recommendation against it.
======================================================================= Raymond Camden, ColdFusion Jedi Master for Mindseye, Inc Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW : www.camdenfamily.com/morpheus Yahoo IM : morpheus "My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda > -----Original Message----- > From: Oliver Cookson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 4:28 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: ListAppend() > > > Hi, > > I have recently read Ben Forta's new series "Reality" and it > mentioned in > there that Macromedia have warned people off using > ListAppend() (and some > other list functions) and to make list's manually, for example (raw > example, you get the drift): > > <CFSET TempList = ""> > > <CFLOOP> > <CFSET TempList = TempList & NewVar & ","> > </CFLOOP> > > Why is this? Is it a performance issue? Are MM planning to > scrap them? Of > course its not complicated to perform a manual list append > but i suppose > it goes against the ethos of CFML. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
