CFLib.org – Common Function Library Project

Description:
This function recurse through a structure and makes all fields as empty string

Return Values:
Returns a structure.

Example:

<cfset foo = structnew()>
<cfset foo.foo = structnew()>
<cfset foo.foo.foo = "bar">
<cfset foo.test = "bar">
<cfset clearStructureNested( foo )>
<cfdump var="#foo#">

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

<!---
 This function recurse through a structure and makes all fields as empty string
 
 @param s      Structure to clear. (Required)
 @return Returns a structure. 
 @author Qasim Rasheed (qasimrasheed@hotmail.com) 
 @version 1, January 28, 2005 
--->
<cffunction name="clearStructureNested" returntype="void" output="false">
    <cfargument name="s" type="struct" required="true" />
    <cfset var i = "">
    <cfloop collection="#arguments.s#" item="i">
        <cfif isstruct(arguments.s[i])>
            <cfset clearStructureNested(arguments.s[i])>
        <cfelse>
            <cfset structupdate(arguments.s, i,"")>
        </cfif>
    </cfloop>
</cffunction>