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ArrayGetMetaData

Last update:
May 18, 2026

Description

Gets metadata values for element(s) in an array.

Returns

Struct of array metadata values.

History

Added in ColdFusion (2016 release) Update 2

Category

See also

Syntax

ArrayGetMetaData(array)

Parameters

Parameter
Description
array
The input array.

Example

<cfscript>
       inputs = ["2500.12", 4.0, "Yes", "False", "339090", {"q1": "Yes"}, ["1","yes","3","no","null","null"]];
       metadata={items: ["numeric", "integer", "string", "boolean", "string", {q1: {type:"string",ignore:false}}, 
       {items: ["integer","boolean","string","string","string","null"]}]};
       ArraySetMetaData(inputs,metadata);
       writeoutput(serializeJSON(inputs));
       writedump(ArrayGetMetaData(inputs));
</cfscript>

Output

Figure: ArrayGetMetaData output
ArrayGetMetaData output

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