Title:
Bug 73968:In ColdFusion 8, starting a variable with a currency symbols was allowed
| View in TrackerStatus/Resolution/Reason: Closed/Fixed/
Reporter/Name(from Bugbase): Todd Rafferty / Todd Rafferty (Todd Rafferty)
Created: 12/03/2008
Components: Language, Functions
Versions: 9.0
Failure Type: Unspecified
Found In Build/Fixed In Build: 0000 / 223732
Priority/Frequency: Normal / Most users will encounter
Locale/System: English / Platforms All
Vote Count: 1
Problem:
In ColdFusion 8, starting a variable with a currency symbols was allowed. In the beta of CF8, I reported that there are still some issues where this is failing and I felt as if it was only half implemented.
I can't find the old bug note, so I'm drafting a new one.
Method:
<h2>Valid</h2>
<cfset $test = {stuff=1,stuff2=2,stuff3=3}>
<cfdump var="#$test#">
<hr />
<h2>Throws error</h2>
<cfloop index="$stuff" from="1" to="20" step="1">
<cfoutput>#$stuff#</cfoutput>
</cfloop>
Result:
Attribute validation error for CFLOOP.
The value of the INDEX attribute is invalid. Cannot set variable with name $stuff.The variable name is illegal. Variable names must start with a letter and can include only letters, numbers and underscores.
The error occurred in C:\Dev\websites\testbed\test\test.cfm: line 4
2 : <cfdump var="#$test#">
3 : <hr />
4 : <cfloop index="$stuff" from="1" to="20" step="1">
5 : <cfoutput>#$stuff#</cfoutput>
6 : </cfloop>
----------------------------- Additional Watson Details -----------------------------
Watson Bug ID: 3036953
External Customer Info:
External Company:
External Customer Name: Todd Rafferty
External Customer Email: 65E3269B4558959A992016B6
External Test Config: 12/03/2008Attachments:
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