Here is an article that Allaire recently posted on their website that should
answer all your questions.
http://www.allaire.com/handlers/index.cfm?ID=14718&Method=Full&Title=ColdFus
ion%20Expressions%3A%20Operands%2C%20Operators%2C%20and%20Other%20Constructs
&Cache=False
I guess ColdFusion would be called an optionally typed language. You can
type variables if it becomes necessary.
jon
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From: "Jeffry Houser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 8:39 AM
Subject: Is Cold Fusion a Typed Language?
>
> I've heard in quite a few places that ColdFusion is a typed language?
> However, it acts as an untyped language. Can anyone verify for me which
> one is actually true?
>
> You don't declare variables a type when you create them, and you
> can typically change a variable from a string to an integer without
> a second thought. I was told that ColdFusion handles all data
> conversion internally to take the burden off the user, but for
> efficiency's sake, it's best not to switch the type of a variable if
> you can avoid it.
>
> And if Cold Fusion is a typed language, what are the simple types?
> The standard string, integer, float, and boolean?
>
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