> When I create a reference to a complex structure I was always under > the impression that the reference would be destroyed if the original > is destroyed, but it seems this is not the case. Can anyone confirm > whether this is normal behaviour or not?
This is the correct behavior in CF as well as in any other language I know of in which you can pass values by reference. The conceptual error you're making is that there is no "original" structure - there is simply a structure that has one or more references. When you create a structure and put it in a variable, that variable contains a reference to the structure, rather than the structure itself. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ phone: 202-797-5496 fax: 202-797-5444 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:184701 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
