Determines the value associated with a key in a structure.

The value associated with a key in a structure; if structure does not exist, throws an exception.

Structure functions

StructFind(structure, key)

Structure functions; "Structure functions" in Chapter 5, "Using Arrays and Structures," in ColdFusion MX Developer's Guide

A structure's keys are unordered.

<!--- This view-only example shows the use of StructFind. --->
<p>This file is identical to addemployee.cfm, which is called by StructNew,
StructClear, and StructDelete. It adds employees. Employee information 
is passed through the employee structure (EMPINFO attribute). In UNIX,
you must also add the Emp_ID.
<!--- 
<cfswitch expression = "#ThisTag.ExecutionMode#">
  <cfcase value = "start">
   <cfif StructIsEmpty(attributes.EMPINFO)>
    <cfoutput>Error. No employee data was passed.</cfoutput>
     <cfexit method = "ExitTag">
   <cfelse>
     <cfquery name = "AddEmployee" datasource = "cfdocexamples">
     INSERT INTO Employees (FirstName, LastName, Email, Phone, Department)
      VALUES 
       <cfoutput>
        (
         `#StructFind(attributes.EMPINFO, "firstname")#' ,
         `#StructFind(attributes.EMPINFO, "lastname")#' ,
         `#StructFind(attributes.EMPINFO, "email")#' ,
         `#StructFind(attributes.EMPINFO, "phone")#' ,
         `#StructFind(attributes.EMPINFO, "department")#' )
       </cfoutput> 
    </cfquery>
   </cfif>
   <cfoutput><hr>Employee Add Complete</cfoutput>
  </cfcase>
</cfswitch> --->