# DE()

Postpones evaluation of a string as an expression, when it is
passed as a parameter to the IIf or Evaluate functions. Escapes
any double quotation marks in the parameter and wraps the
result in double quotation marks.

```
DE( string=string );
```

**Returns:** string

# Arguments

| Argument | Type | Required | Description | Default |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|---------|
| string | string | Yes | String to evaluate, after delay |  |

# Examples

```cfml
	WriteOutput(de("susi"));
```





