isSimpleValue

Returns true only if the value is a string, boolean, numeric, or date.

isSimpleValue(value) → returns boolean

Argument Reference

isSimpleValue(42)

Expected Result: true

isSimpleValue("Hello world")

Expected Result: true

For engines that support null, such as Lucee and Railo, null is considered a complex value.

isSimpleValue( javaCast('null', '') )

Expected Result: false

isSimpleValue({})

Expected Result: false

isSimpleValue([])

Expected Result: false

As lists are just strings with delimiters, they are simple values.

isSimpleValue(arrayToList([]))

Expected Result: true

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