> > <cfset person1=structnew()> > > <cfset person2=person1> > > <cfset person2.name="ken"> > > > > <cfoutput>#person1.name#</cfoutput> > > > > this would yield "ken" in cf5, but in cfmx, you get > > an error on line 2 saying "Complex object types cannot > > be converted to simple values." > > > > so are there no pointers in cfmx?? any other way i'm not > > aware of to cut down on long complex object references? > > This doesn't have do to with pointers. In CFMX, any variables > with a "." in it are automatically converted into structures. > So, in your example, person2.name is now a structure with a > key of name and a value of "ken", not a simple value. Hence > your error.
No, actually, Ken's original error was one of testing, as I think he's since discovered. In the case of the above code, person2 is a structure because it was created using person1. The value of the "name" key in person2 (or person1 for that matter) is a simple value, so you can safely output person1.name. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
