listLen Code Examples and CFML Documentation

Argument Reference

list string
Required

A list or a variable that contains one

delimiters string
Default: `,`

A string or a variable that contains one. Characters that separate list elements. The default value is comma. If this parameter contains more than one character, ColdFusion processes each occurrence of each character as a delimiter.

includeEmptyValues string
Default: `NO`

CF 10+ If includeEmptyValues is set to true, all empty values in the list will be considered when computing length. If set to false, the empty list elements are ignored.

Examples

Sample code invoking the listLen function

Simple listLen Example

Get the number of elements in this list

listLen("foo,bar,bar2,foo2")

Expected Result: 4

listLen Example with Delimiter

Get the number of elements in this list using a custom delimiter

listLen("foo,bar|bar2|foo2", "|")

Expected Result: 3

listLen Example with IncludeEmptyValues

Get the number of elements in this list, including empty values

listLen("foo,bar,,foo2", ",", "YES")

Expected Result: 4

listLen

Argument Reference

list string Required

delimiters string Default: ,

includeEmptyValues string Default: NO

Examples Add An Example Sample code invoking the listLen function