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EvenOddColor(num, evencolor, oddcolor)

Last updated November 27, 2001

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

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Description:
This function takes 3 arguments, num,EvenColor, and OddColor. num is the number you want to return the color for, EvenColor is the color returned if num is even, OddColor is the color returned if num is odd. This can be used to easily alternate table row or even cell colors.

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

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<CFOUTPUT>
<TABLE>
<CFLOOP FROM="1" TO="10" INDEX="x">
    <TR>
    <TD BGCOLOR="#EvenOddColor(variables.x,'##FFFFFF','##CECECE')#">#variables.x#
    </TD>
    </TR>
</CFLOOP>
</TABLE>
</CFOUTPUT>

<CFOUTPUT>
<TABLE>
<CFLOOP FROM="1" TO="10" INDEX="x">
    <TR>
    <TD BGCOLOR="#EvenOddColor(variables.x,'##FFFFFF','##CECECE')#">#variables.x#
    </TD>
    </TR>
</CFLOOP>
</TABLE>
</CFOUTPUT>

Parameters:

Name	Description	Required
num	The number to check for even/oddness.	Yes
evencolor	The color to use for even numbers.	Yes
oddcolor	The color to use for odd numbers.	Yes

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			<cfscript>
/**
 * Returns different colors if the number passed to it is even or odd.
 * Modified by RCamden
 * 
 * @param num 	 The number to check for even/oddness. 
 * @param evencolor 	 The color to use for even numbers. 
 * @param oddcolor 	 The color to use for odd numbers. 
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author Mark Andrachek (&#104;&#97;&#108;&#108;&#111;&#119;&#64;&#119;&#101;&#98;&#109;&#97;&#103;&#101;&#115;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;) 
 * @version 1.1, November 27, 2001 
 */
function EvenOddColor(num,evencolor,oddcolor) {
    return Arguments[(num mod 2 )+ 2];
}
</cfscript>
		<cfscript>
/**
 * Returns different colors if the number passed to it is even or odd.
 * Modified by RCamden
 * 
 * @param num      The number to check for even/oddness. 
 * @param evencolor      The color to use for even numbers. 
 * @param oddcolor      The color to use for odd numbers. 
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author Mark Andrachek (hallow@webmages.com) 
 * @version 1.1, November 27, 2001 
 */
function EvenOddColor(num,evencolor,oddcolor) {
    return Arguments[(num mod 2 )+ 2];
}
</cfscript>