Ben Nadel 10/13/2025

Functions For Coalescing Values In ColdFusion

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This article details the creation of custom ColdFusion functions, `coalesceTruthy()` and `isFalsy()`, to handle value coalescing based on JavaScript's truthy/falsy rules. It addresses the limitations and inconsistencies of the built-in Elvis and null-coalescing operators, especially when dealing with empty strings that are not null.

Functions For Coalescing Values In ColdFusion

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