:) absolutely right, thanks bobby! >I meant assume TRUE to start of course > > >.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. >Bobby Hartsfield >http://acoderslife.com >http://cf4em.com > > > >Since they are all Booleans (judging from the way you referenced them) only >one of them has to be false for the whole if to fail. > >So, assume false to start, then loop over each item until you either reach >the end or one is false. > >Example... you have a, b, and c > > ><cfset a = true /> ><cfset b = true /> ><cfset c = true /> > ><cfset validate = true /> > ><cfloop list="a,b,c" index="i"> > <cfif !variables[i]> > <cfset validate = false /> > <cfbreak /> > </cfif> ></cfloop> > ><cfif validate> > Do whatever because all variables were true ><cfelse> > Don't process because one or more variables was false ></cfif> > > >Running that should Result in "Do whatever because all were true" > >If you change any of the A, B or C vars to false at the top, the result >should be "Don't process because one or more variables was false" > > >If you wont know the a,b,c variables, then Id do what I could to put them >into a unique structure then loop over that structure... > >For example... > ><cfset varStruct = {} /> ><cfset varStruct['a'] = true /> ><cfset varStruct['b'] = true /> ><cfset varStruct['c'] = true /> > ><cfset validate = true /> > ><cfloop collection="#varStruct#" item="i"> > <cfif !varStruct[i]> > <cfset validate = false /> > <cfbreak /> > </cfif> ></cfloop> > ><cfif validate> > Do whatever because all variables were true ><cfelse> > Don't process because one or more variables was false ></cfif> > > >.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. >Bobby Hartsfield >http://acoderslife.com >http://cf4em.com > > >thanks bobby, yes i am also noticing evaluate runs slow as the processing >increases. > >i like your example although how would i write the code if sometimes there >are 3 variables, sometimes 4 etc... it almost seems to me there needs to be >a loop inside the if statement, unless i am misunderstanding this? > >thanks
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