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IsSimpleValue
Returns TRUE if value is a string, number, Boolean, or date/time value.
Syntax
IsSimpleValue( value )
value
Variable or expression.
Example
<!--- Shows an example of IsQuery and IsSimpleValue --->
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IsSimpleValue Example
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<H3>IsSimpleValue Example</H3>
<!--- define a variable called "getEmployees" --->
<CFPARAM NAME="getEmployees" DEFAULT="#Now()#">
<P>Before the query is run, the value of GetEmployees is
<CFOUTPUT>#getEmployees#</CFOUTPUT>
<CFIF IsSimpleValue(getEmployees)>
<P>getEmployees is currently a simple value
</CFIF>
<!--- make a query on the snippets datasource --->
<CFQUERY NAME="getEmployees" DATASOURCE="cfsnippets">
SELECT *
FROM employees
</CFQUERY>
<P>After the query is run, GetEmployees contains a number of
rows that look like this (display limited to three rows):
<CFOUTPUT QUERY="GetEmployees" MaxRows="3">
<PRE>#Emp_ID# #FirstName# #LastName#</PRE>
</CFOUTPUT>
<CFIF IsQuery(getEmployees)>
GetEmployees is no longer a simple value, but the name of a query
</CFIF>
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