ArrayToList

Description

Converts a one-dimensional array to a list.

Return value

Delimited list, as a string.

Syntax

ArrayToList(array [, delimiter ])

Parameters

Parameter Description

array
Name of array

delimiter
Character to separate list elements. Default: comma.
ColdFusion uses only the first character of this parameter.

Parameter	Description
array	Name of array
delimiter	Character to separate list elements. Default: comma. ColdFusion uses only the first character of this parameter.

Example

<h3>ArrayToList Example</h3>
<cfquery name = "GetEmployeeNames" datasource = "cfsnippets">
SELECT FirstName, LastName FROM Employees
</cfquery>
<!--- create an array --->
<cfset myArray = ArrayNew(1)>
<!--- loop through query, append names successively to last element --->
<cfloop query = "GetEmployeeNames">
  <cfset temp = ArrayAppend(myArray, "#FirstName# #LastName#")>
</cfloop>
<!--- show the resulting array as a list --->
<cfset myList = ArrayToList(myArray, ",")>
<!--- sort that array descending alphabetically --->
<cfset myAlphaArray = ArraySort(myArray, "textnocase", "desc")>
<!--- show the resulting alphabetized array as a list --->
<cfset myAlphaList = ArrayToList(myArray, ",")>
<!--- output the array as a list --->
<cfoutput>
  <p>The contents of the array are as follows:
  <p>#myList#
  <p>This array, alphabetized by first name (descending):
  <p>#myAlphaList#
  <p>This array has #ArrayLen(MyArray)# elements.
</cfoutput>