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CFML select only 3 int from form.zipcode

I know this is probably easy but how to would I select only the first 3 digits from a form field called zipcode when I do #form.zipcode#

I would prefer this to be in cfml if possible.

Example 03954 becomes 039

This is for doing shipping calculations.

Thanks in advance.

Solution

  • Very easy, use the built-in left() function.

    Tags:

    <cfset fullZipCode = trim(form.zipcode) />    
<cfset firstThree = left(fullZipCode, 3) />    
<cfdump var="#firstThree#" />

    or in cfscript

    <cfscript>    
  fullZipCode = trim(form.zipcode);     
  firstThree = left(fullZipCode, 3);     
  writeDump(var="#firstThree#");
</cfscript>

    Docs: https://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusion/9.0/CFMLRef/WSc3ff6d0ea77859461172e0811cbec22c24-6e3a.html