MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION MX 61-CFML, Reference

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394 Chapter 3: ColdFusion Functions
ArrayToList
Description
Converts a one-dimensional array to a list.
Returns
Delimited list, as a string.
Category
Array functions , Conversion functions , List functions
Function syntax
ArrayToList ( array [, delimiter ])
Parameters
Example
<h3>ArrayToList Example</h3>
<cfquery name = "GetEmployeeNames" datasource = "cfsnippets">
SELECT FirstName, LastName FROM Employees
</cfquery>
<!--- create an array --->
<cfset myArray = ArrayNew(1)>
<!--- loop through query, append names successively to last element --->
<cfloop query = "GetEmployeeNames">
<cfset temp = ArrayAppend(myArray, "#FirstName# #LastName#")>
</cfloop>
<!--- show the resulting array as a list --->
<cfset myList = ArrayToList(myArray, ",")>
<!--- sort that array descending alphabetically --->
<cfset myAlphaArray = ArraySort(myArray, "textnocase", "desc")>
<!--- show the resulting alphabetized array as a list --->
<cfset myAlphaList = ArrayToList(myArray, ",")>
<!--- output the array as a list --->
<cfoutput>
<p>The contents of the array are as follows:
<p>#myList#
<p>This array, alphabetized by first name (descending):
<p>#myAlphaList#
<p>This array has #ArrayLen(MyArray)# elements.
</cfoutput>
Parameter Description
array Name of array
delimiter Character or multi-character string to separate list elements. Default: comma.