CFLib.org – Common Function Library Project

Description:
Converts a string to a list using the specified delimter (defaults to comma). Returns a list.

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

<cfoutput>
#string2List("ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ")#
</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

/**
 * Converts a string to a list using the specified delimter (defaults to comma). Returns a list.
 * 
 * @param s      String to modify. (Required)
 * @param delim      Delimiter to use for new list. Defaults to a comma. (Optional)
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author Joshua Miller (josh@joshuasmiller.com) 
 * @version 1, May 26, 2005 
 */
function string2List(s){
    var i=0;
    var l="";
    var delim=",";
    
    if(arrayLen(arguments) gt 2) delim = arguments[3];
    
    for(i=1;i lte Len(s);i=i+1) l = listAppend(l,mid(s,i,1),delim);

    return l;
}