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   LIST

Description:
   Removes any repeated values from a list.

Parameters:

1. list (List, required)
          The list to perform the consolidation on.
   
   
2. delimeter (String, Default: ,)
          List delimiter.
   
   

Returns:
       (List)

Requires:
       

Sample Use:
       

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function listConsolidate(list){
	   var loop = 0;
   var idx = 0;
	var delimiter = ",";
	if (arrayLen(arguments) gte 2)delimiter = arguments[2];
	for (loop = 1; loop lte listLen(list,delimiter); loop = loop+1){
		idx = ListGetAt(list,loop,delimiter);
		if (ListValueCount(list,idx,delimiter) gt 1){
			list = ListDeleteAt(list,loop,delimiter);
			loop = DecrementValue(loop);
		};
	};
	return list;
};

// http://www.programmers.org/index.php/coldfusion-udf-library/?ckey=314&function=ListConsolidate

function listConsolidate(list){ var loop = 0; var idx = 0; var delimiter = ","; if (arrayLen(arguments) gte 2)delimiter = arguments[2]; for (loop = 1; loop lte listLen(list,delimiter); loop = loop+1){ idx = ListGetAt(list,loop,delimiter); if (ListValueCount(list,idx,delimiter) gt 1){ list = ListDeleteAt(list,loop,delimiter); loop = DecrementValue(loop); }; }; return list; }; // http://www.programmers.org/index.php/coldfusion-udf-library/?ckey=314&function=ListConsolidate