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ccEscape(ccnum)

Last updated April 26, 2009

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Version: 2 | Requires: ColdFusion 5 | Library: StrLib

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Description:
Escapes a credit card number, showing only the last 4 digits. The other digits are replaced with the * character.

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

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<cfset creditcard="4343010125259797">
<cfoutput>#ccEscape(creditcard)#</cfoutput>

<cfset creditcard="4343010125259797">
<cfoutput>#ccEscape(creditcard)#</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Name	Description	Required
ccnum	Credit card number you want to escape.	Yes

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			<cfscript>
/**
 * Escapes a credit card number, showing only the last 4 digits. The other digits are replaced with the * character.
 * return just stars if str too short, found by Tony Monast
 * 
 * @param ccnum 	 Credit card number you want to escape. (Required)
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author Joshua Miller (&#106;&#111;&#115;&#104;&#64;&#106;&#111;&#115;&#104;&#117;&#97;&#115;&#109;&#105;&#108;&#108;&#101;&#114;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;) 
 * @version 2, April 26, 2009 
 */
function ccEscape(ccnum){
	if(len(ccnum) lte 4) return "****";
	return "#RepeatString("*",val(Len(ccnum)-4))##Right(ccnum,4)#";
}
</cfscript>
		<cfscript>
/**
 * Escapes a credit card number, showing only the last 4 digits. The other digits are replaced with the * character.
 * return just stars if str too short, found by Tony Monast
 * 
 * @param ccnum      Credit card number you want to escape. (Required)
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author Joshua Miller (josh@joshuasmiller.com) 
 * @version 2, April 26, 2009 
 */
function ccEscape(ccnum){
    if(len(ccnum) lte 4) return "****";
    return "#RepeatString("*",val(Len(ccnum)-4))##Right(ccnum,4)#";
}
</cfscript>