arrays and stacks do this (stacks are not defined as a data object type in CF), but not structures. Just the nature of the beast.
~Simon Simon Horwith Macromedia Certified Instructor Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer Fig Leaf Software 1400 16th St NW, # 500 Washington DC 20036 202.797.6570 (direct line) www.figleaf.com -----Original Message----- From: Neil Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 2:58 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Structure ordering Dave, As with the previous mail, a correct order in a structure I would say should be as you insert them, but I think the ability to order a structure should be in CF (as it would save me time! :-) Neil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Watts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 6:51 PM Subject: RE: Structure ordering > > I have a structures which is a basic Key = Value pairs setup > > which tends to follow the pattern of : > > > > objectid1, objectid2, objectid3 etc... > > > > however, in some instances I have more than 10 Objects in a > > structure and they NEED to be in the correct order within > > the structure. When it is more than 10 is does this; > > > > objectid1, objectid10, objectid11 etc... and it does not keep > > the correct ordering. > > > > It is probably staring me in the face, but anyone know of a > > good way to keep them in the order I wish? eg. > > > > objectid1,objectid2, objectid3 ... objectid100 etc.. > > There is no "correct" ordering within a structure, as Ray mentioned. A > structure is like a bag. You put things in the bag, you take them out, but > you don't generally order them within the bag itself. After all, what would > a "correct" ordering be? Sequential (in order of insertion) or alphabetized > by key, or alphabetized by value? > > However, in your case, you can get the ordering you want by making sure that > you use key names that follow the alphabetical order you want. Just name > your keys "objectid001", "objectid002" and so on, if you expect to have less > than one thousand keys. If you do this, you'll get the ordering you want, > although there's no guarantee that future versions of CF will return keys in > alphabetical order (and it's worth noting that not all versions of CF have > used alphabetical ordering in the past, I don't think). > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > voice: (202) 797-5496 > fax: (202) 797-5444 > ______________________________________________________________________ Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusiona FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
