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Chapter 2:  ColdFusion Functions
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StructCopy
Returns a new structure with all the keys and values of the specified structure.
See also 
StructClear
StructDelete
StructFind
StructInsert
StructIsEmpty
StructKeyArray
StructKeyArray
, and 
StructUpdate
.
Syntax
StructCopy(
structure)
structure
Structure to be copied.
Usage
This function throws an exception if structure does not exist.
Example
<!--- This view-only example illustrates usage
      of StructCopy. --->
<P>This file is similar to addemployee.cfm, which is called
by StructNew, StructClear, and StructDelete.
<!--- 
<CFSWITCH EXPRESSION="#ThisTag.ExecutionMode#">
   <CFCASE VALUE="start">
      <CFIF StructIsEmpty(attributes.EMPINFO)>
        <CFOUTPUT>Error. No employee data was passed.</CFOUTPUT>
          <CFEXIT METHOD="ExitTag">
     <CFELSE>
        tempStruct=StructCopy(EMPINFO)
        <CFQUERY NAME="AddEmployee" DATASOURCE="cfsnippets">
          INSERT INTO Employees
              (FirstName, LastName, Email, Phone, Department)
            VALUES 
              <CFOUTPUT>
                (
                  ‘#StructFind(attributes.tempStruct, "firstname")#’ ,
                  ‘#StructFind(attributes.tempStruct, "lastname")#’ ,
                  ‘#StructFind(attributes.tempStruct, "email")#’ ,
                  ‘#StructFind(attributes.tempStruct, "phone")#’ ,
                  ‘#StructFind(attributes.tempStruct, "department")#’
                 )
              </CFOUTPUT> 
          </CFQUERY>
        </CFIF>
      <CFOUTPUT><hr>Employee Add Complete
         <P>#StructCount(attributes.tempStruct)# columns added.
           </CFOUTPUT>
   </CFCASE>
</CFSWITCH> --->