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cfif, listLast, need to find a char at the end of a variable

i'm looping through a list and outputting variables like so:

<cfloop list="#ColList#" index="ColList">
<cfoutput>#ColList#</cfoutput>
</cfloop>

each variable which is outputted ends with either _1 or _2

what i need is this:

CFIF variable ends in _1
THEN do this
IF it ends in _2
THEN do this
otherwise just do this.

thats the plain english version. :-) can anyone helpo me do this?

thanks

_agx_

First, make sure you use different variables name for the "list" and "index". Then assuming the values always contain

<cfloop list="#ColList#" index="theItem">
<cfset suffix = listLast(theItem, "_")>
<cfif suffix eq "1">
it's 1. do something
<cfelseif suffix eq "2">
it's 2. do something else
<cfelse>
not 1 or 2. do something else
</cfif>
</cfloop>

_agx_

Oops, posted too soon. I meant to say: assuming the values always contain a "_", then use the code above. Otherwise, you might want to add validation of the listLen

Zac123

ASKER

That's perfect thanks. I can ensure that _ does exist by validating a couple of steps prior to this one.

I've been trying all night to put this together! I didn't even have Suffix in my version! :-)

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Zac123

ASKER

oh i see, i thought.... oh never mind.... so much to learn!

i decided to use the one without the suffix.

many thanks (again)

z

_agx_

Welcome :)