Table of Contents
Advertisement
Chapter 2: ColdFusion Functions
Mid
Returns count characters from string beginning at start position.
See also Left, Len, and Right.
Syntax
Mid( string , start , count )
string
Any string.
start
Starting position for count.
count
Number of characters being returned.
Examples
<!---
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>
Mid Example
</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR=silver>
<H3>Mid Example</H3>
<CFIF IsDefined("Form.MyText")>
<!--- if len is 0, then err --->
<CFIF Len(FORM.myText) is not 0>
...
This example shows the use of Mid --->
<CFIF Len(FORM.myText) LTE FORM.RemoveChars>
<P>Your string <CFOUTPUT>#FORM.myText#</cFOUTPUT>
only has <CFOUTPUT>#Len(FORM.myText)#</cFOUTPUT>
characters.
You cannot output the <CFOUTPUT>#FORM.removeChars#
</CFOUTPUT>
middle characters of this string because it is not long enough
<CFELSE>
<P>Your original string: <CFOUTPUT>#FORM.myText#</CFOUTPUT>
<P>Your changed string, showing only the
<CFOUTPUT>#FORM.removeChars#</CFOUTPUT> middle characters:
<CFOUTPUT>#Mid(Form.myText, FORM.removeChars,
Form.countChars)#</CFOUTPUT>
</CFIF>
465
Advertisement
Table of Contents
Related Manuals for MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION 4.5-CFML LANGUAGE
Related Products for MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION 4.5-CFML LANGUAGE
- MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION 4.5- TO CFML
- MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION 4.5-ADMINISTRING COLDFUSION SERVER
- MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION 4.5-DEVELOPING WEB
- MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION STUDIO 4.5-USING COLDFUSION STUDIO
- MACROMEDIA 38000382 - Macromedia JRun - Mac
- MACROMEDIA 38028779 - Macromedia Dreamweaver - Mac
- MACROMEDIA BREEZE
- MACROMEDIA BREEZE 5
Need help?
Do you have a question about the COLDFUSION 4.5-CFML LANGUAGE and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers