Brad, IIF() actually compiles down to a 'short-circuited' if in java.
Here is an article about how to use IIF() without having to use evaluate() - "IIf() without Delayed Evaluation". http://www.phillipholmes.com/?p=43 Warmest Regards, Phillip B. Holmes http://phillipholmes.com 214-995-6175 (cell) -----Original Message----- From: Brad Wood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 12:40 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: iif: am I understanding correctly? Hmm, I had always just figured that cfif and iif just compiled down to the exact same java anyway... I wonder if one could have an advantage over the other if the condition was either true or false.... all this worrying over a few microseconds :) ~Brad -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/390 - Release Date: 7/17/2006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/message.cfm/forumid:4/messageid:247420 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4

