> -----Original Message----- > From: Bobby Hartsfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 1:34 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Best way of determining CF Datatypes > > > For example <cfset foo = true /> is clearly Boolean while "<cfset foo = > > "true" /> isn't... but I can't figure out a way to determine which was > > used after the fact. > > And you most likely will not. It is, afterall, a typeless language.
Really... never noticed. ;^) It may be difficult to do in CF, but it's not by any means impossible - WDDX already does a version of this for example. It's more to the point that while CF is, indeed typeless, it interacts heavily and often with typed (or at least less loosely typed) languages. I need to, in effect, transfer typeless CF data to either a less loosely typed language (like JavaScript) or a typed language (like Java). So how BEST to do this is the question. Again, use WDDX as the model (although I dislike some of the decisions that WDDX makes). I know it's not "easy" but you gotta do what you gotta do. It's not a question of "use the right tool" - this isn't a task in a language, it's a conversion from language to language. Some languages will do the conversion better than others but all of them should do the best job possible. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:219196 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
