But surely you can then loop thru the keys returned as an array by structSort(), using it as an index for your structure?
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jon Block [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, 7 January 2003 10:45 a.m. > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Anybody have a UDF that will sort a structure on it's > values? > > > Exactly - I need the values to spit out like records in a > record set. When I > use structSort, I lose the values and get an index like > 1,2,3,4 rather than > my original strucure values. I guess I'll just create a tag > that magically > turns the structure into a custom recordset object which will > simplify my > life. Given all the things I'm trying to do in this page > load, this will be > the best way to go for me. > > Thanks, > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 4:47 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Anybody have a UDF that will sort a structure on it's > values? > > > Do you mean that the values of the structure are integers, > or the keys of > the structure are integers? > If the latter, then StructSort, as someone else had mentioned, would > probably do it. It will return an array. Then you'll have > to loop over > the array, sending the current array value as the key to the > structure in > your processing code. > > However, that is technically not ordering the structure; merely > processing elements inside the structure in a specific order. > By there > very nature structures are unordered. In most cases, I doubt > it makes a > difference. > > I might ask the question if you should you be using an > array instead of a > structure? > > > At 04:26 PM 1/6/2003 -0500, you wrote: > > >I want to loop over a structure that I have but in a > specific order. The > >values of my structure are integers so I want to start with > the highest > >number first and go from there decending. > > > >Anybody have a good UDF for this? > > > >Thanks, > >Jon > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
