CFSET with or without a name

[Glowball]

So I saw someone using CFSET differently than I thought we could use it. Ignore the functions or purpose below, just look at the CFSET part. I've always done

<cfset temp = ListAppend(myList, &quot;hello&quot>

but I saw

<cfset ListAppend(myList, &quot;hello&quot>

with no &quot;temp =&quot; part. Like doing CFSCRIPT in a CFSET tag or something. What do you all make of this? Any thoughts pro or con?

 

[JHoarty]

Both are perfectly acceptible. I don't see any pros or cons, just a valid syntax for adding an element to a list. John Hoarty
jhoarty@quickestore.com

http://www.quickestore.com

 

[tleish]

It's a commons practice by Allaire/Macromedia and other professionals. If you have less than 3 lines of such calls, then it's fine. Any more than that and it should be put into a <CFSCRIPT> tag.

Note, <cfset ListAppend(myList, &quot;hello&quot> will append &quot;hello&quot; to the list myList, but the variable won't keep it. This practice is mainly used with Structure and Array functions. - tleish

 

[Glowball]

Cool, always thought a CFSET had to have an equals sign somewhere... nice shorthand!

 

[andrew23]

It's somehow like printf (&quot;%d&quot;, temp = a + b); and printf (&quot;%d&quot;, a + b);