cycle()

Signature

cycle() — returns string

Available in: controller Category: Miscellaneous Functions

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	no	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>
				rank = cycle(values="president,vice-president,director,manager,specialist,intern", name="position")>
				<li class="#rank#">#categories.categoryName#</li>
				resetCycle("emphasis")>
			</cfoutput>
		</ul>
	</div>
</cfoutput>