IsObject

Description

Determines whether a value is an object.

Return value

True, if the value is an object whose attributes match the specified values; False, otherwise.

The basic ColdFusion types are as follows:

simple: integer, string, float, date, and so on
structure
array
user defined function

Syntax

IsObject(value [, type [, ... ]])

History

New in ColdFusion MX: This function is new.

Parameters

Parameter Description

value
A value

type
String; a type name; data type of the argument.

any

array

binary

boolean

date

guid

numeric

query

string

struct

uuid

variableName

a component name

If the value is not a recognized type, ColdFusion processes it as a component name

component-specific parameter
See the Usage section.

Parameter	Description
value	A value
type	String; a type name; data type of the argument. any array binary boolean date guid numeric query string struct uuid variableName a component name If the value is not a recognized type, ColdFusion processes it as a component name
component-specific parameter	See the Usage section.

Usage

This function can take other, context-specific arguments; for example, classPath, server. For a component, the parameter name is componentName.

This object returns False for query and XML objects.