arrayDeleteAt

Deletes the element at index from an array
The array will be resized, so that the deleted element doesn't leave a gap.

arrayDeleteAt(array, index) → returns boolean

someArray.deleteAt(index)

Argument Reference

The array that the element will be deleted from.

The numeric index of the element. Remember that ColdFusion arrays start at 1 not 0.

Examples

Sample code invoking the arrayDeleteAt function

Uses the arrayDeleteAt function to delete the value in specific position

someArray = ["Red", "White", "Green", "Blue", "Pink"];
arrayDeleteAt(someArray, 3);
writeOutput(serializeJSON(someArray));

Expected Result: ["Red", "White", "Blue", "Pink"]

CF 11+ Lucee 4.5+ Uses the member function is the same as running arrayDeleteAt.

someArray = ["Red", "White", "Green", "Blue", "Pink"];
someArray.DeleteAt(2);
writeOutput(serializeJSON(someArray));

Expected Result: ["Red", "Green", "Blue", "Pink"]

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Argument Reference