If the variable is always defined, but may not have a value then use: > <cfif len(variable)> > #variable# > </cfif>
NOTE: 1) you do not need to use "##" around the variable name in the CFIF tag 2) you do not need "GT 0" (instead do a boolean check - if variable has a length it will be true...if not it will be false and not display) If the variable may not be defined use..... > <cfif isdefined(#variable#)> > #variable# > </cfif> HTH Bryan Stevenson VP & Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. t. 250.920.8830 e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------- Macromedia Associate Partner www.macromedia.com --------------------------------------------------------- Vancouver Island ColdFusion Users Group Founder & Director www.cfug-vancouverisland.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "trey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 1:08 PM Subject: if value exists, show it > I simply want to test to see if a variable has a value (eg text has been > returned from a query) and if so, show it. There seem to be a few options -- > > <cfif isdefined(#variable#)> > #variable# > </cfif> > > or > > <cfif len(#variable#) GT 0> > #variable# > </cfif> > > or > > <cfif #variable# IS ""> > #variable# > </cfif> > > Is one of these better than the others for dealing with text values? I > understand that IsDefined should be locked; I assume that is not the case > for the other two. > > TIA, > Trey > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. 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
