But these variables are simple strings (I think "str" here means "string", not
"structure"). There's no need to use Duplicate() for simple CFML variables.
You may want to use Duplicate() on the entire Session structure, but not on a
string.
-David
On Tuesday, August 07, Matthew W Jones [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
wrote:
> Yes
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 10:01 AM
> Subject: RE: I don't understand session locking :(
>
> Wouldn't you actually need to use the Duplicate() function here when
> referencing the session variable? I seem to recall past discussions that the
> process of making a copy in this way actually only created a pointer to the
> session variable and left you vulnerable to the locking issue. Using
> Duplicate(), however, made a true clone of the variable that was free from
> the locking issues. As in.....
>
> <cfset request.session.strFirstName = Duplicate(session.strFirstName)>
>
>
> #############
> <!--- lock session and read name/email address --->
> <cflock scope="session" type="readonly" timeout="30">
> <cfset request.session.strFirstName = session.strFirstName>
> <cfset request.session.strLastName = session.strLastName>
> <cfset request.session.strEmail = session.strEmail>
> </cflock>
> #############
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