ListContainsNoCase

Description

Returns the index of the first element of a list that contains a specified substring within elements. The search is case-insensitive. If no element is found, returns 0.

Syntax

ListContainsNoCase(list, substring [, delimiters ])

Parameters

Parameter

Description

list
List to search

substring
String sought in elements of list

delimiters
Set of delimiters used in list

Parameter	Description
list	List to search
substring	String sought in elements of list
delimiters	Set of delimiters used in list

Usage

Note

ColdFusion ignores empty list elements; thus, a list that is defined as "a,b,c,,,d" is treated as a four element list.

Example

<!--- This example shows ListContainsNoCase --->
<html>
<head>
<title>ListContainsNoCase Example</title>
</head>

<body bgcolor = silver>
<H3>ListContainsNoCase Example</H3>

<cfif IsDefined("FORM.letter")>
  <!--- First, query to get some values for our list --->
  <cfquery name = "GetParkInfo" datasource = "cfsnippets">
  SELECT PARKNAME,CITY,STATE
  FROM PARKS
  WHERE PARKNAME LIKE '#FORM.letter#%'
  </cfquery>
  <cfset tempList = ValueList(GetParkInfo.City)>
  <cfif ListContainsNoCase(tempList, FORM.yourCity) is not 0 OR
   FORM.yourCity is "">
  <P><cfif FORM.yourCity is "">The list of parks for the letter
   <cfoutput>#FORM.Letter#</cfoutput>
...