Yes! On Tuesday, September 17, 2002, at 10:12 PM, Matt Liotta wrote:
> Well CF could use the same technique that VB did. VB optionally allows > variables to be declared as a type. If no type is declared then the > variable is considered of type variant. For example, the following > could > work with CF. > > <cfset int foobar = 1> > or > <cfscript> > int foobar = 1; > </cfscript> > > Would declare a coldfusion.runtime.Integer instead of the following. > > <cfset foobar = 1> > or > <cfscript> > foobar = 1; > </cfscript> > > Would declare a coldfusion.runtime.Variable. > > Matt Liotta > President & CEO > Montara Software, Inc. > http://www.montarasoftware.com/ > 888-408-0900 x901 > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Sean A Corfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 9:56 PM >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: Re: FW: Jsp Vs Cfm (CFMX) -- Test Code >> >> On Tuesday, September 17, 2002, at 09:41 , Dick Applebaum wrote: >>> Rather I suggest that CFMX allow us to tell it a variable's type >>> (optionally) so that it can use that to generate efficient code, >> >> That would make ColdFusion quite a different language! :) >> >> Yes, it's certainly one possible approach, allowing the user to > declare >> variables with a type (and extending the CF types to include "integer" >> would also be a useful enhancement, instead of just "numeric" and > "binary" >> ). >> >> I actually prefer the code analysis approach since it allows CFMX's >> compiler to evolve without requiring users to change their code and > could >> substantially speed up certain constructs in legacy code. >> >> "If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really alive." >> -- Margaret Atwood >> >> > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm 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