CFLib.org – Common Function Library Project

Description:
Simulate the c functionality of i++. Increments a counter and returns the value of the counter before it was incremeted.

Return Values:
Returns the value of the variable BEFORE it was incremented.

Example:

<cfset i=1>
<cfset aArray = arrayNew(1)>
<cfset aArray[counterPlusPlus("i")]="Hans">
<cfset aArray[counterPlusPlus("i")]="Otto">

<cfoutput>
#i#
</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

/**
 * Simulate the c functionality of i++.
 * 
 * @param intCounter      The name, not the value, of the variable to be incremented. 
 * @return Returns the value of the variable BEFORE it was incremented. 
 * @author Stephan Scheele (stephan@stephan-t-scheele.de) 
 * @version 1, April 17, 2002 
 */
function counterPlusPlus(intCounter){
    var temp = evaluate(intCounter);
    "#intCounter#" = temp + 1;
    return temp;
}