structure.substructure['#Evaluate("##xxxxx##")#'] ??
This should be better:
structure.substructure[xxxxx]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Dempsey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 7:39 AM
Subject: Structure notation
> Folks,
>
> Perhaps the collective wisdom of the list can enlighten me about the
syntax
> available to reference structure elements.
>
> In Cold Fusion manuals and Studio help as well as in the Ben Forta books
the
> way to reference elements of a structure is given as
>
> structure_name["element_name"]
>
> But I have seen examples of structure_name.element_name being allowed and
> now I see that the new O'Reilly ColdFusion book lists object notation like
> that as one of the ways to reference structure elements.
>
> Is this something new or has it always been available. Why doesn't the CF
> manuals or help mention it? Is there any danger in using object notation.
>
> Is either one the preferred notation for any reason? Better performance?
> More accepted style? etc. etc.
>
> I found one case where the bracket notation seemed to be required: the
name
> of the element was itself a variable, specifically, the result of a
> function. For example:
>
> <cfset structure.substructure['#Evaluate("##xxxxx##")#'] = ......>
>
> I couldn't say structure.substructure.#Evaluate("#xxxxx#")
>
> How come?
>
> Thanks for any insight you can give.
>
>
> -- Tim Dempsey
>
>
>
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