This is new in CFMX. If you use dot notation CFMX assumes you are referencing a structure and creates it if it doesn't exist. CF5 and prior would create a simple variable in the local scope with a dot in it.
http://livedocs.macromedia.com/coldfusion/6/Developing_ColdFusion_MX_Applications_with_CFML/arrayStruct7.htm On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 13:17:29 -0600, Jared Rypka-Hauer - CMG, LLC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was recently testing something and made an interesting discovery... > > <cfscript> > thisVar.testStruct.myVal = "some value"; > </cfscript> > > Actually works... without a structNew() call to create it. > > So... new question... do we go ahead and imply a struct simply by > syntax, or do we, for the sake of protocol and readability, insist on > an explicit strucNew() call? > > Personally, I'm for dropping the extra operation and implicity > creating a struct. > > Anybody? > > Laterz, > J > > -- > Continuum Media Group LLC > Burnsville, MN 55337 > http://www.web-relevant.com > http://cfobjective.blogspot.com > > On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 13:58:04 -0500, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Associative arrays in PHP are basically the equivalent of structures in > > CF. So, in CFSCRIPT... > > > > item = structnew(); > > item.level = "level 12"; > > item.ecs = "something else"; > > // alternate syntax > > item["dn"] = "third data"; > > > > and so forth. > > > > --Ben > > > > Charles Heizer wrote: > > > Hello, > > > If I wanted to do a multi-valued array in php I would initialize the > > > array like this, how would I do this in ColdFusion? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > - Charles > > > > > > PHP Example -- > > > $item = array( > > > 'level'=> $level, > > > 'ecs' => $expanded, > > > 'dn'=> $dn, > > > 'rdn'=> $rdn[0], > > > 'icon'=> $icon, > > > ); > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware: a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:190722 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=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
