Yes... StructKeyExists is better in most cases.
-----Original Message----- From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 11:13 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Why is CF giving me grief over this code? Thanks, everyone, for clearing that up. On a side note... is it better to use 'structKeyExists(url, 'property_type')' as opposed to 'isdefined('url.property_type')' ??? And, if so, why? Thanks, Rick > -----Original Message----- > From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 12:03 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Why is CF giving me grief over this code? > > On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 8:57 AM, Rick Faircloth > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ? > > > > <cfif isdefined('url.property_type')> > > <cfswitch expression='#url.property_type#'> <cfelse> > > <cfswitch expression='#form.property_type#'> > > </cfif> > > > > It's complaining with this error: > > > > Context validation error for the cfelse tag. > > The tag must be nested inside a CFIF tag. > > > > Can cfswitch tags not be nested inside cfif tags? > > not like that, no. you need to finish the switch inside of each condition. > > would be "better" to do: > > <cfif structKeyExists(url, 'property_type')> > <cfset variables.property_type = URL.property_type /> </cfif> > <cfif structKeyExists(form, 'property_type')> > <cfset variables.property_type = form.property_type /> </cfif> > > then > > <cfswitch expression="#variables.property_type#"> > (case statements) > </cfswitch> > > i think there's a custom tag out there that will automagically put > form/URL vars into an "attributes" scope. This is how fusebox does it > by default (and in Model-Glue it's in the 'event')... but I seem to > recall a custom tag that would accomplish the same end for folks who > aren't using a framework. > > > -- > A byte walks into a bar and orders a pint. Bartender asks him "What's > wrong?" Byte says "Parity error." Bartender nods and says "Yeah, I > thought you looked a bit off." > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:306271 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
