Thanks Barney! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barney Boisvert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 8:51 PM Subject: RE: Return distinct from list
> You can use a struct: > > <cfset s = structNew() /> > <cfloop list="#list#" index="i"> > <cfset structInsert(s, i, "", true) /> > </cfloop> > <cfset list = structKeyList(s) /> > > For larger lists, it's probably better to move the list to an array first > (using listToArray()) because the loop will run faster. > > If you know some Java, and have a very large list and/or need the > performance, you can make use of a java.util.HashSet (any java.util.Set will > work, but the HashSet should be the fastest). The algorithm is the same, > just different syntax to use the Java object rather than the CF struct. > > barneyb > > --- > Barney Boisvert, Senior Development Engineer > AudienceCentral > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > voice : 360.756.8080 x12 > fax : 360.647.5351 > > www.audiencecentral.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bryan F. Hogan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 5:40 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Return distinct from list > > > > > > Anyone know of a way to return the distinct elements from a list? > > > > Example: > > List=1,2,3,2,4,5 > > > > I want the extra 2 removed with a return of 1,2,3,4,5 > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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
