cycle()

Signature

cycle() — returns any

Description

Cycles through list values every time it is called.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
values	string	yes	—	List of values to cycle through.
name	string	yes	default	Name to give the cycle. Useful when you use multiple cycles on a page.

Examples

<!--- Alternating table row colors --->
<table>
	<thead>
		<tr>
			<th>Name</th>
			<th>Phone</th>
		</tr>
	</thead>
	<tbody>
		<cfoutput query="employees">
			<tr class="##cycle("odd,even")##">
				<td>##employees.name##</td>
				<td>##employees.phone##</td>
			</tr>
		</cfoutput>
	</tbody>
</table>

<!--- Alternating row colors and shrinking emphasis --->
<cfoutput query="employees" group="departmentId">
	<div class="##cycle(values="even,odd", name="row")##">
		<ul>
			<cfoutput>
				<cfset rank = cycle(values="president,vice-president,director,manager,specialist,intern", name="position")>
				<li class="##rank##">##categories.categoryName##</li>
				<cfset resetCycle("emphasis")>
			</cfoutput>
		</ul>
	</div>
</cfoutput>