A potential problem with your code is not scoping the variable in the function
- it's very possible that outside your function you have another variable named
result that could be conflicting with your function.
<cffunction name="myfunction" access="remote" returntype="struct">
<cfargument name="form_data" type="struct">
<!--- The variable to be returned by the function is "result" --->
<cfset var result = StructNew() />
<cfset var person = "" />
<cfset result['dept_name'] = "some dept"
<cfset result['dept_num'] = "some dept number"
Try putting that in there and see if it helps.
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Clarke Bishop
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 11:24 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [ACFUG Discuss] newbie question: storing an array variable into a
variable whose data type is not specified
I think <cfset foo['sauce'] = []/> started working with CF8, so this could
still be a problem with an earlier version of ColdFusion.
Also, Chris, just so you know, you can put multiple lines inside a <cfscript>
block. It usually looks more like:
<cfscript>
Line 1 of code;
Line 2 of code;
Line 3 of code
...
</cfscript>
Easier to read in my opinion!
Clarke
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Ross
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 10:03 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [ACFUG Discuss] newbie question: storing an array variable into a
variable whose data type is not specified
actually that should work fine...
because this works:
<cfset foo['sauce'] = []/>
<cfdump var="#foo#">
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 9:56 AM,
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
wrote:
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>
Jay Jayaraman
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From: Chris H <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
To: [email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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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