Returns its argument with double quotes wrapped around it and all double quotes inside it escaped. The DE (Delay Evaluation) function prevents the evaluation of a string as an expression when it is passed as an argument to IIf or Evaluate.
See also Evaluate .
DE(string)
String to be evaluated with delay.
<!--- This shows the use of DE and Evaluate ---> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE> DE Example </TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgcolor=silver> <H3>DE Example</H3> <CFIF IsDefined("FORM.myExpression")> <H3>The Expression Result</H3> <!--- Evaluate the expression ---> <CFSET myExpression = Evaluate(FORM.myExpression)> <!--- Use DE to output the value of the variable, unevaluated ---> <CFOUTPUT> <I>The value of the expression #Evaluate(DE(FORM.MyExpression))# is #MyExpression#.</I> </CFOUTPUT> </CFIF> ...