Evaluate

Description

Evaluates arguments, left to right; returns the result of evaluating the last argument.

Syntax


Evaluate(string_expression1 [, string_expression2 [, ... ] ] )

Parameters

Parameter

Description

string_expression1, string_expression2
Expressions to evaluate

Parameter	Description
string_expression1, string_expression2	Expressions to evaluate

Usage

String expressions can be complex. They are complicated to write, because they are inside a string. If a string expression is double-quoted, double-quotes inside the expression must be escaped.

Example

<!--- This shows the use of DE and Evaluate --->

<html>

<head>

<title>

Evaluate Example

</title>

</head>



<body bgcolor = silver>

<H3>Evaluate Example</H3>



<cfif IsDefined("FORM.myExpression")>

<H3>The Expression Result</H3>



<CFTRY>

<!--- Evaluate the expression --->

<cfset myExpression = Evaluate(FORM.myExpression)>



<!--- Use DE to output the value of the variable, unevaluated --->

<cfoutput>

<I>The value of the expression #Evaluate(DE(FORM.MyExpression))#

is #MyExpression#.</I>

</cfoutput>

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