Inserts a delimiter between each value in an executed query. ColdFusion does not evaluate the arguments.
A delimited list of the values of each record returned from an executed query.
List functions, Query functions
ValueList(query.column [, delimiter ])
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
|
query.column |
Name of an executed query and column. Separate query name and column name with a period. |
|
delimiter |
A delimiter character to separate column data items. The default value is comma (,). |
<h3>ValueList Example</h3>
<!--- use the contents of a query to create another dynamically --->
<cfquery name = "GetDepartments" datasource = "cfdocexamples">
SELECT Dept_ID FROM Departments
WHERE Dept_ID IN ('BIOL')
</cfquery>
<cfquery name = "GetCourseList" datasource = "cfdocexamples">
SELECT *
FROM CourseList
WHERE Dept_ID IN ('#GetDepartments.Dept_ID#')
</cfquery>
Value list of all BIOL Course ID's using (--) as the delimiter:<br>
<cfoutput>
#ValueList(GetCourseList.Course_ID,"--")#<br>
</cfoutput>
Value list of all BIOL Course Numbers using (;) as the delimiter:<br>
<cfoutput>
#ValueList(GetCourseList.CorNumber,";")#<br>
</cfoutput>