TryCF Gist

trycf-gist.cfm

<!--- script syntax --->
<cfscript>
password = 'Password123';
password_firstchar = left(password,1);
password_lastchar = right(password,1);

writeOutput('<p>using script syntax</p>');

writeOutput(password_firstchar & '***' & password_lastchar);

writeOutput('<p>&nbsp;</p>');

writeOutput(password_firstchar);
writeOutput(repeatString('.',len(password)-2));
writeOutput(password_lastchar);
</cfscript>


<!--- tag syntax --->
<cfset password = 'Password123'>
<cfset password_firstchar = left(password,1)>
<cfset password_lastchar = right(password,1)>

<cfoutput>
<p>using tag syntax</p>

#password_firstchar#***#password_lastchar#

<p>&nbsp;</p>

#password_firstchar#
#repeatString('.',len(password)-2)#
#password_lastchar#
</cfoutput>