I think you have to first declare
<cfset result = StructNew()>
before attempting to do this
<cfset result['people_info'] = peoplearray <!--- Can this
be done? --->
<cfset result['statMsg'] = 'Information successfully
collected.'>
<cfset result['status'] = true>
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From: Chris H <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: 09/09/2010 09:51 AM
Subject: [ACFUG Discuss] newbie question: storing an array variable
into a variable whose data type is not specified
Sent by: [email protected]
Hi All,
I am a newbie to Coldfusion. My development background is mainly in C/C++
so please excuse me if my below question is naive.
I have a function as below
<cffunction name="myfunction" access="remote" returntype="any">
<cfargument name="form_data" type="struct">
<!--- The variable to be returned by the function is "result" --->
<cfset result['dept_name'] = "some dept"
<cfset result['dept_num'] = "some dept number"
<!--- I run a query where I want to find some information about people
having
name "John" and there can be N number of people with the name of John --->
<cfquery dbtype="query" name="printPeople">
SELECT *
FROM people
WHERE peopleName = "John"
</cfquery>
<cfset peoplearray=ArrayNew(1)>
<cfset myCounter = 0 />
<cfloop query="printPeople">
<cfset myCounter = myCounter + 1 />
<cfscript>
ArrayAppend(peoplearray, #printPeople.empID#);
</cfscript>
<cfscript>
ArrayAppend(peoplearray, #printPeople.departmentname#);
</cfscript>
<cfscript>
ArrayAppend(peoplearray, #printPeople.departmentID#);
</cfscript>
<cfscript>
ArrayAppend(peoplearray, #printPeople.empTitle#);
</cfscript>
</cfloop>
<cfset result['people_info'] = peoplearray <!--- Can this
be done? --->
<cfset result['statMsg'] = 'Information successfully
collected.'>
<cfset result['status'] = true>
<cfreturn result>
</cffunction>
The part <cfset result['people_info'] = peoplearray
attempts to store an array variable into a variable whose data type is not
specified.
Can this be done?
If not, what should I do? Should I define the datatype of "result"
variable as a structure, change the return type
in function signature as a structure from any as a structure variable
can hold string, integer and array variables?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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