Need detailed information about structure functions

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May 29, 2018
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I am a beginner in learning cf. I want to know the details of the structure functions like why they are used, what are the parameters and their internal logic

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Dave Watts

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You can find the parameters listed in the documentation. Why they are used is usually pretty self-explanatory, but not in all cases.

ColdFusion Help | Structure functions

Beyond the documentation alone, I'd have to recommend a book or a class if you're interested in that level of detail about why structure functions are used.

As for the internal logic, why on earth would you need that? The whole point of functions is that you shouldn't need to understand the internals to use the functions themselves. I've been using CF for twenty-two years without needing to know the internal logic of a built-in function.

Dave Watts, Fig Leaf Software

Dave Watts, Eidolon LLC

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saig243Author

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Thanks Dave for the information. I was trying to convert StructGetMetaData function into its equivalent Java code. That's the reason why I need the detailed information and internal logic to proceed further.

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Dave Watts

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If I recall correctly, Java doesn't have structures. So I'm not sure how useful you'd find the internals of the functions without the internals of the rest of the language (the CF runtime, basically).

Dave Watts, Fig Leaf Software

Dave Watts, Eidolon LLC

davescm

Community Expert

Hi

I have moved your post from the Lounge , which is for non-technical questions, to the Cold Fusion forum

Dave

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