ListToArray
Copies the elements of a list to an array.
ListToArray( list [, delimiter [, includeEmptyFields [, multiCharacterDelimiter ] ] ] )
Returns: Array
Examples
Simple example for listToArray function: Uses the listToArray() function to retrieve a list as an array
list = "red,green,orange"; getArray = listToArray(list); someJSON = serializeJSON(getArray); writeOutput(someJSON);
Expected Result: ["red", "green", "orange"]
Example for listToArray function with delimiter: Uses the listToArray() function with a semicolon delimiter to retrieve a list as an array
list = "coldfusion;php;java;sql"; getArray = listToArray(list,";"); someJSON = serializeJSON(getArray); writeOutput(someJSON);
Expected Result: ["coldfusion", "php", "java", "sql"]
Example for listToArray function with includeEmptyFields: If includeEmptyFields is true, empty value add in array elements
list = "coldfusion;php;;java;sql"; getArray = listToArray(list,";",true); someJSON = serializeJSON(getArray); writeOutput(someJSON);
Expected Result: ["coldfusion", "php", " " , "java", "sql"]
Example for listToArray function with multiCharacterDelimiter: Uses the listToArray() function to retrieve a list as an array with multiCharacterDelimiter
list = "coldfusion,php,|test,java,|sql"; getArray = listToArray(list,",|",false,true); someJSON = serializeJSON(getArray); writeOutput(someJSON );
Expected Result: ["coldfusion,php", "test,java", "sql"]