Actionscript (along with most other languages) has a concept of null, but CF doesn't. That's probably what you're running into. Definitely something CF needs, particularly now that we have CFCs.
Cheers, barneyb > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nathan Dintenfass > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:02 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [CFCDev] Testing For [undefined struct element] > > structKeyExists() and isDefined() should be false if it's > truly "undefined" > (as in CFARGUMENT with no default), so there must be some > other state you > are experiencing -- bummer that this is even more complicated than we > thought. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Behalf Of David Ross > > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 11:23 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [CFCDev] Testing For [undefined struct element] > > > > > > This is along the lines of the <cfargument> tag bug? thread > a few weeks > > ago. I have come across a situation where I have a coldfusion struct > > that has [undefined struct element] in some of it's values, > and I can't > > figure out how to test for it. > > > > Basically what is happening is that my CF struct came from > flash, and > > in certain cases flash assigned "undefined" to certain > object members. > > Now my data is back in CF, and I need to test for these "undefined" > > values. It's pretty quirky the way CF is handling this > situation... it > > passes the isDefined() and structKeyExists() tests, yet > trying to access > > it throws and error, so I can't test it's value (I guess it > doesn't have > > one anyways). Is try/catch my only option? I think I can > work around the > > issue but was wondering if anyone has any insight... > > > > thanks, > > > > Dave > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' > in the message of the email. > > CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported > by Mindtool, Corporation (www.mindtool.com). > > An archive of the CFCDev list is available at > www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' in the message of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by Mindtool, Corporation (www.mindtool.com). An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
