Changes a list delimiter.
A copy of the list, with each delimiter character replaced by new_delimiter.
ListChangeDelims(list, new_delimiter [, delimiters ])
ListFirst, ListQualify; Lists in Using ColdFusion Variables in ColdFusion MX Developer's Guide
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
|
list |
A list or a variable that contains one. |
|
new_delimiter |
Delimiter string or a variable that contains one. Can be an empty string. ColdFusion processes the string as one delimiter. |
|
delimiters |
A string or a variable that contains one. Character(s) that separate list elements. The default value is comma. If this parameter contains more than one character, ColdFusion processes each occurrence of each character as a delimiter. |
<h3>ListChangeDelims Example</h3> <p>ListChangeDelims lets you change the delimiters of a list. <!--- First, query to get some values for our list elements---> <CFQUERY NAME="GetParkInfo" DATASOURCE="cfdocexamples"> SELECT PARKNAME,CITY,STATE
FROM Parks
WHERE PARKNAME LIKE 'BA%' </CFQUERY> <CFSET temp = ValueList(GetParkInfo.ParkName)> <cfoutput> <p>The original list: <p>#temp# </cfoutput> <!--- Change the delimiters in the list ---> <CFSET temp2 = ListChangeDelims(Temp, "|:P|", ",")> <cfoutput> <p>After executing the statement
<strong>ListChangeDelims(Temp, "|:P|", ",")</strong>,
the updated list: <p>#temp2# </cfoutput>