| name | description |
| arrayToList | Converts a one-dimensional array to a list. |
| binaryDecode | Converts a string to a binary object. Used to convert binary data that has been encoded into string format back into binary data. |
| binaryEncode | Converts binary data to a string. |
| charsetDecode | Converts a string to a binary representation. |
| charsetEncode | Uses the specified encoding to convert binary data to a string. |
| deserializeJSON | Converts a JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) string data representation into CFML data, such as a CFML structure or array. |
| hash | Converts a variable-length string to a fixed-length string that can act as a “fingerprint” or unique identifier for the original string. It is not possible to convert the hash result back to the source string. |
| isJSON | Evaluates whether a string is in valid JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) data interchange format. |
| listToArray | Copies the elements of a list to an array. |
| serializeJSON | Converts ColdFusion data into a JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) representation of the data. |
| toBase64 | Calculates the Base64 representation of a string or binary object. The Base64 format uses printable characters, allowing binary data to be sent in forms and e-mail, and stored in a database or file. |
| toBinary | Calculates the binary representation of Base64-encoded data or of a PDF document. |
| toScript | Creates a JavaScript or ActionScript expression that assigns the value of a ColdFusion variable to a JavaScript or ActionScript variable. This function can convert ColdFusion strings, numbers, arrays, structures, and queries to JavaScript or ActionScript syntax that defines equivalent variables and values. |
| toString | Converts a value to a string. |
| uRLDecode | Decodes a URL-encoded string. |
| uRLEncodedFormat | Generates a URL-encoded string. For example, it replaces spaces with %20, and non-alphanumeric characters with equivalent hexadecimal escape sequences. Passes arbitrary strings within a URL (ColdFusion automatically decodes URL parameters that are passed to a page). |
| val | Converts numeric characters that occur at the beginning of a string to a number. |
| xmlParse | Converts XML text into an XML document object. |
| xmlTransform | Applies an Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation (XSLT) to XML. The XML can be in string format or an XML document object. |