How to evaluate a string that contains a cfif tag?

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Line 1 of the attached code has the output I want: "test that string".

Lines 2 and 3 aren’t getting the browser output I want: "test thisthat string".
Here is what lines 2 and 3 look like in the view source: "test <cfif 1 EQ 0>this<cfelse>that</cfif> string"

How to evaluate str so it prints "test that string"?

Thank you in advance.

[BKBK · Accepted solution]

How to evaluate str so it prints "test that string"?

Coldfusion wouldn't evaluate a tag that is part of a string. Use the functions iif() and de(). Your str should be something like

<cfset str = "test " & iif(1 EQ 0, de("this"), de("that")) & " string">