User Guide

376 Chapter 3: ColdFusion Functions
ArrayAppend
Description
Appends an array element to an array.
Returns
True, on successful completion.
Category
Array functions
Function syntax
ArrayAppend(array, value)
See also
ArrayPrepend
History
ColdFusion MX: Changed behavior: this function can be used on XML objects.
Parameters
Example
<h3>ArrayAppend Example</h3>
<cfquery name = "GetEmployeeNames" datasource = "cfsnippets">
SELECT FirstName, LastName FROM Employees
</cfquery>
<!--- create an array --->
<cfset myArray = ArrayNew(1)>
<!--- set element one to show where we are --->
<cfset myArray[1] = "Test Value">
<!--- loop through the query; append these names successively to the last
element --->
<cfloop query = "GetEmployeeNames">
<cfoutput>#ArrayAppend(myArray, "#FirstName# #LastName#")#
</cfoutput>, Array was appended<br>
</cfloop>
<!--- show the resulting array as a list --->
<cfset myList = ArrayToList(myArray, ",")>
<!--- output the array as a list --->
<cfoutput>
<p>The contents of the array are as follows:
<p>#myList#
</cfoutput>
Parameter Description
array Name of an array
value Value to add at end of array