That looks right. Maybe something else is happening. Is there any more code
to show?
Here's some sample code to show that what you're after should work...
<cfscript>
st = StructNew();
st.a = "A";
a = "a";
</cfscript>
<cfoutput>
<p>#st.a#</p>
<hr />
<p>#st["a"]#</p>
<hr />
<p>#st[a]#</p>
</cfoutput>
<hr /><hr />
<cfscript>
ar = ArrayNew(1);
ar[1] = StructNew();
ar[1].a = "A";
a = "a";
</cfscript>
<cfoutput>
<p>#ar[1].a#</p>
<hr />
<p>#ar[1]["a"]#</p>
<hr />
<p>#ar[1][a]#</p>
</cfoutput>
You're not use shorthand to create any of the data collections are you? Like
a = [1,2,3]?
Adrian
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard White
Sent: 02 February 2008 11:04
To: CF-Talk
Subject: structures
Hi,
i can reference a structure to get the value no problem like this:
<cfoutput>#session.questionDetails[1].subjectID#</cfoutput>
but i need to be able to get data out without physically knowing the name of
the element, as a simple example i am trying to do it like this:
<cfset currentID = "subjectID">
<cfoutput>#session.questionDetails[1][currentID]#</cfoutput>
the error says that it cannot convert complex objects to simple values.
this is the same even if i try it like this:
<cfoutput>#session.questionDetails[1]["subjectID"]#</cfoutput>
can anyone help me realise what i am doing wrong.
thanks very much
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