RE: pointers in cfmx
nevermind, it works, i was being stupid. ken -Original Message- From: Ken Beard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 11:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: pointers in cfmx #person1.name# 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? ken ~| 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 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: pointers in cfmx
> > > > >#person1.name# > >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. This feature is documented in several places in the documentation, but I don't have the link handy. Check out the Migration Apps documents at livedocs.macromedia.com for more information. Regards, Dave. ~| 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 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: pointers in cfmx
> > > > > > > > > > #person1.name# > > > > 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
