Description

Determines the type of a value.

Returns

True, if value is a string, number, Boolean, or date/time value; False, otherwise.

Category

Decision functions

Function syntax

IsSimpleValue(value)

See also

IsValid

Parameters

Example

<!--- Shows an example of IsQuery and IsSimpleValue --->
<h3>IsSimpleValue Example</h3>
<!--- define a variable called "GetEmployees" --->
<cfparam name = "GetEmployees" default = "#Now()#">

<p>Before the query is run, the value of GetEmployees is 
    <cfoutput>#GetEmployees#</cfoutput>

<cfif IsSimpleValue(GetEmployees)>
    <p>GetEmployees is currently a simple value
</cfif>
<!--- make a query on the snippets datasource --->
<cfquery name = "GetEmployees" datasource = "cfdocexamples">
    SELECT *
    FROM employees
</cfquery> 
<p>After the query is run, GetEmployees contains a number of rows 
    that look like this (display limited to three rows):
<cfoutput QUERY = "GetEmployees" MaxRows = "3">
<pre>#Emp_ID# #FirstName# #LastName#</pre>
</cfoutput>

<cfif IsQuery(GetEmployees)>
    GetEmployees is no longer a simple value, but the name of a query
</cfif>