> Then as the loop continues on > to the 6th item, (which no longer exists - you deleted it) the > server throws an exception.
...and by 6th item I meant 5th... :) -Cameron ----------------- Cameron Childress Sumo Consulting Inc. --- cell: 678-637-5072 aim: cameroncf email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 2:10 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: xml woes > > > If I understand your question, you aren't having XML woes, you are having > ArrayDeleteAt() woes. > > My first bit of advice when troubleshooting a problem like this > would be to > simplify your code. Breaking a complex problem down into smaller pieces > allows you to focus on the part that's breaking without being > distracted by > the other stuff (like the fact that you were using XML to generate your > array). Also, in a related note - you've posted a gigantic amount of code > into this email, and few people on the list are likely to be willing to go > through it line by line and figure out everything it's doing. That's just > free unsolicited advice, though it doesn't directly solve the problem at > hand. > > I think your problem is a pretty basic one. Essentially, you are > doing this > at the end of your code: > > <cfloop from="1" to="#arraylen(tt)#" index="i"> > <cfif tt[i].xmltext eq "a"> > <cfset arraydeleteat(tt, i)> > </cfif> > </cfloop> > > Looks to me like the problem is that when your array's length is evaluated > at the beginning of the loop it's "5", but as soon as the cfif returns a > match, you end up deleting an item from the array. This > effectively changes > the array's length *immediately* to 4 items. Then as the loop > continues on > to the 6th item, (which no longer exists - you deleted it) the > server throws > an exception. > > The java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException is saying that your index > 5 is "out > of bounds" because your array's only got 4 items in it. > > Hope that helps! > > -Cameron > > ----------------- > Cameron Childress > Sumo Consulting Inc. > --- > cell: 678-637-5072 > aim: cameroncf > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Robby L. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 11:28 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: xml woes > > > > > > ummm? I am, .. xmlsearch and xmlparse is being used in the > > cfscript block, > > and the issue is still ongoing.. > > Thanks though, > > Robby > > > > > > Subject: xml woes > > From: "Peter Bagnato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 13:42:47 -0500 > > Thread: > > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=messages&th > > readid=21587&forumid=4#108995 > > > > Have you tried using any of the new XML tags in CFMX yet? > > > > Peter > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Robby L. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 5:36 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: xml woes > > Importance: High > > > > > > I'm writing in hopes to see what I'm doing wrong when trying to > manipulate > > an xml doc. > > The problems comes with deleting, and I'm running in loads of problems. > > > > an example of the xml doc : > > <dropdowns> > > <drop name="abba"> > > <drop_item>a</drop_item> > > <drop_item>b</drop_item> > > <drop_item>c</drop_item> > > <drop_item>d</drop_item> > > <drop_item>e</drop_item> > > </drop> > > <drop name="1221"> > > <drop_item>1</drop_item> > > <drop_item>2</drop_item> > > <drop_item>3</drop_item> > > <drop_item>4</drop_item> > > <drop_item>5</drop_item> > > </drop> > > <dropdowns> > > <!--- reading page ---> > > <cffile action="read" file="C:\CFusionMX\wwwroot\Mathmotors\drop.xml" > > variable="xmlmy"> > > <cfscript> > > drop = xmlparse(xmlmy);//xml thats parsed. > > dropx = drop.xmlroot;// The xml root. > > c_dropx = dropx.xmlchildren;// Gets the array for all of the drop down > > groups. > > count_c_dropx = arraylen(c_dropx);// Gets the count of > > arrays,(dropdowns.drop) Needed for a loop. > > hmm ="abba";// fake variable > > tt = xmlsearch(dropx,"/dropdowns/drop[@name='#hmm#']/drop_item/"); > > /* The Search (returns an array, which will give me the info for the > > dropdown)*/ > > toto = arraylen(tt); > > </cfscript> > > <!--- One way I've tried ---> > > <cfoutput> > > <!--- Loop through the "drop" elements---> > > <cfloop from="1" to="#arraylen(c_dropx)#" index="i"> > > > > <!--- Set the dropchildren to a variable to be able to loop over---> > > <cfscript> > > yes = dropx.drop[i].xmlchildren; > > </cfscript> > > <!--- Where the drop name's attribute equals "abba" then I can > edit down > > the tree ---> > > <cfif dropx.drop[i].xmlattributes["name"] is "abba"> > > <!--- Loop over the yes value, which would be the same as > > looping over the > > <drop_item> elements ---> > > <cfloop from="1" to="#arraylen(yes)#" > > index="j"> > > <!--- Set the dropchildren to a variable to be able to loop over---> > > <cfscript> > > yes = dropx.drop[i].xmlchildren; > > </cfscript> > > <!--- WHere the <dropelement>'s text equals "a" delete that > element @ it's > > index ---> > > <cfif yes[j].xmltext is "a"> > > <cfdump var="#j#"> > > <!--- Dumps ok, .. returns the postition of > > audi---> > > <cfdump var="#yes#"> > > <!--- Dumps ok, .. returns the > array needed > > ---> > > > > <cfscript> > > > > arraydeleteat(yes, j);/*when this is in, returns the > > error, without it everything runs fine*/ > > </cfscript> > > </cfif> > > </cfloop> > > </cfif> > > </cfloop> > > </cfoutput> > > > > I've also tried ...: With using the xpath syntax (set in the upper > > cfscript) > > > > <cfoutput> > > <cfloop from="1" to="#arraylen(tt)#" index="i"> > > <cfif #tt[i].xmltext# is "a"> > > > > <cfscript> > > arraydeleteat(tt, i);/*when this is in, > > returns the error, without it > > everything runs fine*/ > > </cfscript> > > </cfif> > > </cfloop> > > </cfoutput> > > Both of which bail.. the first one bails without an actual error, > > . just the > > araydeleteat() being the line it error'd at. But when I looked in to the > > logs, It says java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException and searching > > google only > > gave > > two results, > > . both of which have no bearing on the situation at hand. > > > > The element at position 5 of dimension 1, of array variable "TT," > > cannot be > > found is > > the one on the second try, and with it, the array itself is > cfdumped, and > > there is 5 elements in the array ,I've read the docs > > I've double checked what I know how. What the hell am I doing > > wrong? Thanks > > for your help Robby ps I do have updater 2 installed if it has > any bearing > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. 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