You are reading the "multiple delimiter" wrong. >From the docs:
delimiters A string or a variable that contains one. Character(s) that separate list elements. Default: comma. *** If this parameter contains more than one character, ColdFusion processes each occurrence of each character as a delimiter. *** http://livedocs.macromedia.com/coldfusion/6/CFML_Reference/functions-pt212.htm To do what you want, I often do a search and replace on the double, making it another single character (I often use the degree symbol, since it seldom shows up in my text). Jerry On 1/26/07, Richard Kroll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey all, > One of my team members just brought to me something strange that to me > seems as if it's a bug. If you use multiple delimiters to create a > list, and then use a single delimiter to fashion a sub-list, CF treats > the sub-list as two elements. Here is an example: > > <cfset myList = 'element 1||element2||element3'> > > <cfoutput> > Single list using || as delim <br><br> > length = #listLen(myList, '||')# <br> <!--- This will produce 3 > as expected ---> > element1 = #listFirst(myList, '||')# <br> <!--- 'element1' as > expected ---> > element2 = #listGetAt(myList, 2, '||')# <br><!--- 'element2' as > expected ---> > element3 = #listLast(myList, '||')# <br> <!--- 'element3' as > expected ---> > </cfoutput> > > <br> > <br> > > <cfset myNewList = 'element 1||element2a|element2b||element3'> > <!--- now add a sub-list using a single pipe char ---> > Sublist using | as delim in a list using || as delim > <cfoutput> > length = #listLen(myNewList, '||')# <br> <!--- returns 4?? ---> > element1 = #listFirst(myNewList, '||')# <br><!--- 'element1' as > expected ---> > element2 = #listGetAt(myNewList, 2, '||')# <br> <!--- > 'element2a' wth?!? This should return 'element2a|element2b' ---> > element3 = #listLast(myNewList, '||')# <br> <!--- 'element3' as > expected ---> > </cfoutput> > > If I am explicitly telling CF that the delimiter is two pipes, why would > it stop when finding only one? I tried this with other delimiters and > found the same behavior. Am I crazy or does this appear to be a bug? > > Rich Kroll > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:267730 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
