Also, be cognitive that ColdFusion converts the words "yes" and "no" into boolean equivalent 1 and 0.
For code legibility and maintainability, I would agree with Sean C. on this point of not using implicit boolean conversion. <cfif query.recordcount> logically will mean true for any returned records or false for 0 records returned. This is kind of inferred logic makes sense to a ColdFusion developer. ColdFusion converts the variables to a number and then applies boolean logic against the 0 or non 0 number. Now a more dfinitive result would be to to have <cfif query.recordcount gt 0> and this is just comparing 0 or non 0 against a great than statement. You are not coverting anything here other than comapring two numbers that are of the same data type. I would probably even go as far that non-implicit logic would make ColdFusion's short-circuit boolean expressions quicker. Teddy On 9/13/06, Claude Schneegans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>any positive integer evaluates as true in a Boolean expression. > > To be more exact: "any *non zero* integer evaluates as true in a Boolean > expression. > although recordcount here cannot be negative. > > -- > _______________________________________ > 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:253037 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
