ArrayToList

Description

Converts a one-dimensional array to a list.

Returns

Delimited list, as a string.

Category

Array functions, Conversion functions, List functions

Function syntax

ArrayToList(array [, delimiter ])

Parameters

Parameter	Description
array	Name of array
delimiter	Character or multi-character string to separate list elements. Default: comma.

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>