Insert Structure into 2-dimensional Array?

Introduction - I'm just learning arrays and structures in CF MX. I am making a schedule with Mon-Sun up top and 9am-2am the following day going down the left-most column.

I have already accomplished this using one very lengthy method, but I'm trying to combine it all into one big cfloop.

What I want to know as of now...

I have a 2-dimensional Array where we have say TimeArray[timeofday][episode]. I would like to make "episode" as a structure consisting of two keys - one for the episode name, and a second signifying a rowspan number (i.e. if episode = 30 minutes then rowspan = 1. if episode = 1 hour then rowspan = 2, etc.). So in the end, I can reference as something like:

TimeArray[9:00am][Episode.Name AND Episode.Rowspan]

Is this even possible? I have most of the logic down, but I can't seem to figure out how to attach this structure for each element in the second portion of the array. I keep getting things like "Object of type class java.lang.String cannot be used as an array" etc.


The basics of the code I have so far is attached below. This is of course NOT LITERAL, but summarized. It is basically searching through a database for a specific time, then adding it to the array when found:

Not like that, first of all an array is indexed numerically, there is no way you have an array that is indexed like timeArray[9:00am]. It can only be something like timeArray[1].

But you can make episode a structure and do it like this:

#timeArray[1].episode.name# #timeArray[1].episode.rowSpan#

You'd do that like this:

<cfscript>
timeArray = arrayNew(1);
timeArray[1].episode = structNew();
timeArray[1].episode.name = "the name";
timeArray[1].episode.rowSpan = 5;
// and if you wanted to have the time as a structure element...
timeArray[1].episode.time = "9:00 am";
</cfscript>

Thanks - I'll try this out.

The 9:00am reference was just an example piece of data. I wasn't being literal.

I keep getting the following error. Could someone explain this to me in simple terms?

"You have attempted to dereference a scalar variable of type class java.lang.String as a structure with members."

For instance - why doesn't something as simple as the following work?! Here I get "The element at position 1 of dimension 1, of array variable "TIMEARRAY," cannot be found. "




There's some very basic syntax that I'm missing here and there, and every once in a while it drives me nuts!

Confused kiteless...have you tried this code yourself? It comes back with said error above:

"The element at position 1 of dimension 1, of array variable "TIMEARRAY," cannot be found."

No I wrote it off the top of my head. This works:

<cfscript>
timeArray = arrayNew(1);
timeArray[1] = structNew();
timeArray[1].episode = structNew();
timeArray[1].episode.name = "the name";
timeArray[1].episode.rowSpan = 5;
// and if you wanted to have the time as a structure element...
timeArray[1].episode.time = "9:00 am";
</cfscript>

This makes sense now - thank you!