User Guide

QuotedValueList 647
QuotedValueList
Description
Gets the values of each record returned from an executed query. ColdFusion does not evaluate the
arguments.
Returns
A delimited list of the values of each record returned from an executed query. Each value is
enclosed in single quotation marks.
Category
Query functions
Function syntax
QuotedValueList(query.column [, delimiter ])
See also
ValueList
Parameters
Example
<h3>QuotedValueList Example</h3>
<!--- use the contents of one query to create another dynamically --->
<cfset List = "‘BIOL’, ‘CHEM’">
<!--- first, get the department IDs in our list --->
<cfquery name = "GetDepartments" datasource = "cfsnippets">
SELECT Dept_ID FROM Departments
WHERE Dept_ID IN (#PreserveSingleQuotes(List)#)
</cfquery>
<!--- now, select the courses for that department based on the
quotedValueList produced from our previous query --->
<cfquery name = "GetCourseList" datasource = "cfsnippets">
SELECT *
FROM CourseList
WHERE Dept_ID IN (#QuotedValueList(GetDepartments.Dept_ID)#)
</cfquery>
<!--- now, output the results --->
<cfoutput QUERY = "GetCourseList" >
<pre>#Course_ID##Dept_ID##CorNumber##CorName#</pre>
</cfoutput>
Parameter Description
query.column Name of an executed query and column. Separate query name and column name
with a period.
delimiter A string or a variable that contains one. Character(s) that separate column data.