StructKeyExists and 2 arrays

[drybagel]

I am working with an XML object with many optional elements. I am trying to use StructKeyExists to see if optional elements are indeed populated, but I can't figure out how to code the statement. Right now, I have given up and used the <cftry> option as shown below and it is working fine, but I understand that the StructKeyExists is more efficient.

This is working...
<cftry>
<cfset varCompanyName = xmlQuoteIn.Quotes.Quote.Policies.Policy.Company.Name.XmlText>
<cfcatch type="any"><cfset varCompanyName=""></cfcatch>
</cftry>

My attempt at using StructKeyExists looks like this (but it doesn't work)...
<cfif StructKeyExists(xmlQuoteIn.Quotes.Quote.Policies.Policy,"Company.Name")>

Is there a way to make the above "StructKeyExists" statement work?

Thank you,
David Josephs

[emmim44]

Hi.

Dump the XML structure to see how you actually set it up your parent child relation...It could be this :
Here is an example:
<cfif StructKeyExists(myXml.RootNode.ChildNode.SomeNodeArray[1]["ChildNodeInArray"], "NameOfNodeIAmLookingFor")>
Hurray!
<cfelse>
Booo
</cfif>

Good luck.

[cf_dev2]

I don't think you can use structKeyExists to test for multiple or nested keys. Try a separate check for each.

<cfif
StructKeyExists(xmlQuoteIn.Quotes.Quote.Policies.Policy,"Company")
AND
StructKeyExists(xmlQuoteIn.Quotes.Quote.Policies.Policy.Company,"Name")
>

[Newsgroup_User]

I'd perhaps use xmlSearch() in your case.

But the other poster was correct in that if you do structKeyExists(st,
"foo.bar") it'll test for a KEY called "foo.bar", not for a sub-struct
"foo" with a key "bar".

--
Adam

[BKBK]

> My attempt at using StructKeyExists looks like this (but it doesn't work)...
<cfif StructKeyExists(xmlQuoteIn.Quotes.Quote.Policies.Policy,"Company.Name")>

This should tell you why it doesn't work:
<cfoutput>#StructKeyList(xmlQuoteIn.Quotes.Quote.Policies.Policy)#</cfoutput>