[thelist] What is the ColdFusion equivalent to eval()?

[Lindsay Evans]

> In JavaScript and php we can use eval() to
> do this, but how can I do it in ColdFusion?

Evaluate()

> Also, is the #i# used in the ListToArray function
> correct?

umm, I don't think so, ListToArray() has to have a list as the first
argument, what your are passing there will be the string "my_arr[x]" (where
x is whatever value i is in the loop)

If you are trying to do what I think you're doing, then you need
ListToArray(my_arr[i], "-")

hth

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Hello,

In ColdFusion, I have a loop which creates variables.
Now I want to use the counter (i) in my variable
names, to create variable myvar_1, myvar_2, myvar_3,
and so on. In JavaScript and php we can use eval() to
do this, but how can I do it in ColdFusion? This is
what I have so far:

<cfloop index="i" from="1" to="#ArrayLen("my_arr")#">
<cfset order_#id# = ListToArray("my_arr[#i#]","-")>
</cfloop>

Also, is the #i# used in the ListToArray function
correct?
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