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ArrayInsertArrayAt(a1, a2, pos)

Last updated September 13, 2001
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Craig Fisher                                      Craig Fisher

Version: 1 | Requires: ColdFusion 5 | Library: DataManipulationLib

Description:
Inserts an array at specified position in another array. Returns the resulting array. If you secifiy a position one greater than the length of the first array the second array will be concatenated to the first.

Return Values:
Returns an array.

Example:

<CFSCRIPT>
a1=ArrayNew(1);
a1[1]=1;
a1[2]=2;
a1[3]=3;
a1[4]=4;
a1[5]=5;
a1[6]=6;
a2=ArrayNew(1);
a2[1]="a";
a2[2]="b";
a2[3]="c";
a2[4]="d";
a3=ArrayInsertArrayAt(a1, a2, 2);
</cfscript>
<CFDUMP VAR="#a1#">
<CFDUMP VAR="#a2#">
<CFDUMP var="#a3#">

Parameters:

Name Description Required
a1 The first array. Yes
a2 The second array. Yes
pos The position to insert at. Yes

Full UDF Source:

<cfscript>
/**
* Inserts an array at specified position in another array.
*
* @param a1      The first array.
* @param a2      The second array.
* @param pos      The position to insert at.
* @return Returns an array.
* @author Craig Fisher (craig@altainteractive.com)
* @version 1, September 13, 2001
*/

function ArrayInsertArrayAt(a1, a2, pos) {
    var aNew = ArrayNew(1);
    var len1 = "";
    var len2 = "";
    var i = 1;
    if ((NOT isArray(a1)) OR (NOT isArray(a2)) OR (NOT IsNumeric(pos)) OR (pos LT 1) OR (pos GT ArrayLen(a1) +1) ) {
        writeoutput("Error in <Code>ArrayInsertArrayAt()</code>! Correct usage: ArrayInsertArrayAt(<I>Array1</I>, <I>Array2</I>,
<I>position</I>) -- Inserts <I>Array2</I> at <I>position</I> in
<I>Array2</I>"
);
        return 0;
    }
    pos=int(pos);
    len1=ArrayLen(a1);
    len2=ArrayLen(a2);
    aNew=Duplicate(a1);
    if (pos IS NOT Len1 + 1) {
        for (i=0; i LT len2; i=i+1) ArrayInsertAt(aNew, pos + i, Duplicate(a2[i+1]));
    }
    else {
        for (i=1;i LTE len2;i=i+1) ArrayAppend(aNew, Duplicate(a2[i]));
    }    
    return aNew;
}
</cfscript>

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