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Function ISVALID

Example

isvalid(string type,any value,[any min_or_pattern,[any max]]):boolean

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
type	string	Yes	The valid format for the data; one of the following: - any: any simple value. Returns false for complex values, such as query objects; equivalent to the IsSimpleValue function. - array: an array; equivalent to the IsArray function. - binary: a binary value; equivalent to the IsBinary function. - boolean: a Boolean value; equivalent to the IsBoolean function. - component: a component (CFC). - creditcard: a 13-16 digit number conforming to the mod10 algorithm. - date or time: any date-time value, including dates or times; equivalent to the IsDate function. - email: a string containig a valid email address. - eurodate: this functionality is only supported for compatibility reasion, we do not suggest to use this functionality. Use instead function isDate or lsIsDate. A date in the form d/m/y, d-m-y, or d.m.y. The m and d format can be 1 or 2 digits; y can be 2 or 4 digits. - float or numeric: a numeric value; equivalent to the IsNumeric function. - guid: a Globally Unique Identifier in the format XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX where X is a hexadecimal number. - integer: an integer. - query: a query object; equivalent to the IsQuery function. - range: a numeric range, specified by the min and max attributes. - regex or regular_expression: matches input against pattern attribute. - ssn or social_security_number: A U.S. social security number. - string: a string value, including single characters and numbers - struct: a structure; equivalent to the IsStruct function. - telephone: a standard US telephone number. - URL: an http, https, ftp, file, mailto, or news URL, - UUID: a Universally Unique Identifier in the format XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, where X is a hexadecimal number. See CreateUUID. - USdate: this functionality is only supported for compatibility reasion, we do not suggest to use this functionality. Use instead function isDate or lsIsDate. A U.S. date of the format mm/dd/yy, with 1-2 digit days and months, 1-4 digit years. - variableName: a string formatted according to ColdFusion variable naming conventions. - zipcode: U.S., 5- or 9-digit format ZIP codes.
value	any	Yes	The value to test.
min_or_pattern	any	No	The minimum valid value; used only for range validation or a JavaScript regular expression that the parameter must match; used only for regex or regular_expression validation.
max	any	No	The maximum valid value; used only for range validation.