Removes an element from a structure.

Structure Functions

ColdFusion MX: Changed behavior: this function can be used on XML objects.

StructDelete(structure, key [, indicatenotexisting ])

Boolean value. The value depends on the indicatenotexisting parameter value.

<h3>StructDelete Function</h3> 
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This example uses the StructInsert and StructDelete functions.  
<!--- Establish params for first time through ---> 
<cfparam name = "firstname" default = "Mary"> 
<cfparam name = "lastname" default = "Sante"> 
<cfparam name = "email" default = "msante@allaire.com"> 
<cfparam name = "phone" default = "777-777-7777"> 
<cfparam name = "department" default = "Documentation">  
 
    <cfif IsDefined("FORM.Delete")> 
    <cfoutput> 
    Field to be deleted: #form.field# 
</cfoutput> 
 
<CFScript> 
    employee = StructNew(); 
    StructInsert(employee, "firstname", firstname); 
    StructInsert(employee, "lastname", lastname); 
    StructInsert(employee, "email", email); 
    StructInsert(employee, "phone", phone); 
    StructInsert(employee, "department", department);  
</CFScript> 
    Before deletion, employee structure looks like this:  
<cfdump var="#employee#"> 
<br> 
        <cfset rc = StructDelete(employee, "#form.field#", "True")> 
        <cfoutput> 
    Did I delete the field "#form.field#"? The code indicates: #rc#<br> 
        The structure now looks like this:<br> 
<cfdump var="#employee#"> 
<br> 
    </cfoutput> 
</cfif> 
<br><br> 
<form method="post" action = "#CGI.Script_Name#"> 
    Select the field to be deleted:&nbsp; 
    <select name = "field"> 
    <option value = "firstname">first name 
    <option value = "lastname">last name 
    <option value = "email">email 
    <option value = "phone">phone 
    <option value = "department">department 
    </select> 
    <input type = "submit" name = "Delete" value = "Delete"> 
</form> 
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