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coldfusion function to convert a number into a letter similar to how excel columns work.
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<!--- | |
Function Name : numberToLetter() | |
Author : Ryan Spencer | |
Created : 22/05/2012 | |
General Notes : convert a number into a letter similar to how excell columns work. | |
Function in : | |
number (int) | |
Function return : | |
string | |
---> | |
<cffunction name="numberToLetter"> | |
<cfargument name="number" default="1" required="Yes" type="numeric" /> | |
<cfscript> | |
letterRangeStart = 96; | |
if ( arguments.number LTE 26 ) | |
{ | |
return chr( arguments.number + letterRangeStart ); | |
} | |
else | |
{ | |
firstLetter = chr( letterRangeStart + ceiling( arguments.number / 26 ) ); | |
if ( arguments.number MOD 26 NEQ 0 ) | |
secondLetter = chr( letterRangeStart + ( arguments.number MOD 26 ) ); | |
else | |
secondLetter = chr( letterRangeStart + ( 26 ) ); | |
return firstLetter & secondLetter; | |
} | |
</cfscript> | |
</cffunction> |
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Need to subtract 1 from the inner value passed to Chr() on line 29. Otherwise values come out like this: X, Y, Z, BA, BB