Hard code the list of struct keys... putting it into the structure itself might help you remember to update the list when you add a key to the struct.
-------------------- <cfset instance["orderedKeyList"] = "id,manufacturer_name,name,parttype_name,status_name"> <cfoutput> <cfloop list="#instance.orderedKeyList#" index="i"> #instance[i].heading# - #instance[i].size# <br /> </cfloop> </cfoutput> -------------------- -Brad > -----Original Message----- > From: Suyer, Ed [PRD Non-J&J] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 10:55 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Preserve collection order > > > Hi folks, > > Does anyone know of a way to preserve the order of keys in a structure so > that it matches the order in which it was created? > > i.e. > > I created a structure that looks like so: > > instance structNew(); > > instance["id"] = structNew(); > instance["id"].heading = "Id"; > instance["id"].size = 50; > > instance["manufacturer_name"] = structNew(); > instance["manufacturer_name"].heading = "MFG"; > instance["manufacturer_name"].size = 200; > > instance["name"] = structNew(); > instance["name"].heading = "Name"; > instance["name"].size = 100; > > instance["parttype_name"] = structNew(); > instance["parttype_name"].heading = "Part Type"; > instance["parttype_name"].size = 100; > > instance["status_name"] = structNew(); > instance["status_name"].heading = "Status"; > instance["status_name"].size = 100; > > When I cfloop through it ( i.e. for ( field in instance ) {} ), I would > expect it to find the "id" field first, then "manufacturer_name", > and so on > and so fourth in the order in which the structure was created. Instead it > loops through in this order: > name,id,parttype_name,manufacturer_name,status_name > > I figured I'd try to trick it by doing a structKeyList() then cflooping > through that, but it returns the same thing: > name,id,parttype_name,manufacturer_name,status_name > > Does anyone know of a way to cfloop through this structure in the order in > which it was created: > id,manufacturer_name,name,parttype_name,status_name ? > > TIA! > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
