Right. If there's no difference in speed then why not use the code snippet that DOESN'T have it? Easier to read for sure.
<!----------------//------ andy matthews web developer certified advanced coldfusion programmer ICGLink, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 615.370.1530 x737 --------------//---------> -----Original Message----- From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:28 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Must I Use Evaluate() Here? How about because it's ugly and makes expressions more complex than they need to be? That's why I don't use it. > -----Original Message----- > From: Claude Schneegans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 3:03 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Must I Use Evaluate() Here? > > > >>persistent myth that Evaluate is slower than the structure methods for > evaluating dynamic variables > > Exact, it is a myth. > Don't we forget that CF is not a compiled language, but an interpreter. > (I know, CFMX is so called "compiled" into Java, but Java is itself an > interpreter) > So evaluate and structures are just two diferent but about equivalent > methods > to evaluate an expression. > > -- > _______________________________________ > REUSE CODE! Use custom tags; > See http://www.contentbox.com/claude/customtags/tagstore.cfm > (Please send any spam to this address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Thanks. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:251538 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
