So one iteration of the former executes in .811 milliseconds and the latter .37 milliseconds? No one is ever going to notice that.
What someone who comes from any other language under the sun will notice though, is that len() returns an int and not a boolean. So why would someone be doing a boolean test on it? -- jon mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Friday, August 16, 2002, 3:25:14 AM, you wrote: DB> Yes, but you also have to take performance into consideration DB> Example DB> <cfset myString = ""> DB> <cfloop from="1" to="1000" index="i"> DB> <cfif myString EQ ""> DB> Hello DB> </cfif> DB> </cfloop> DB> Execution Time DB> 811 milliseconds DB> Compared to DB> <cfset myString = "1"><cfloop from="1" to="1000" index="i"><cfif len(myString)>>Hello</cfif></cfloop> DB> Execution Time 370 milliseconds ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
