deleteClientVariable

Deletes a client variable. Returns true if variable was successfully deleted; false if it was not deleted.
NOTE: To test for the existence of a variable, use IsDefined or structKeyExists.)

deleteClientVariable(name) → returns boolean

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See Also:   getClientVariablesList

Argument Reference

name string
Required

The name of a client variable to delete, surrounded by double-quotation marks.

Compatibility

ColdFusion:

ColdFusion MX: Changed behavior: if the variable is not present, this function now returns False. (In earlier releases, it threw an error.)

Examples
Sample code invoking the deleteClientVariable function

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