# ToScript

Creates a JavaScript expression that assigns the input BoxLang value to a JavaScript variable.

This is useful for converting BoxLang values to JavaScript variables in a script. It can convert:

* Booleans
* DateTimes
* Numbers
* Arrays
* Queries
* Strings
* Structures

## Method Signature

```
ToScript(cfvar=[any], javascriptvar=[string])
```

### Arguments

| Argument        | Type     | Required | Description                                                                                 | Default |
| --------------- | -------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `cfvar`         | `any`    | `true`   | The value to convert to a script line; String, DateTimes, Number, Array, Structure or Query |         |
| `javascriptvar` | `string` | `true`   | The name of the JavaScript variable to assign the result to.                                |         |

## Examples

### Multiple to Script Examples

Converts boxlang objects to JavaScript syntax for use

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJy1Vm1vGjkQ%2Fr6%2FYmqkFnSkKG0%2FEUBKIZFaNa0SUHunKhJedgCny5ra3gA63X%2Fv%2BGXZJUty7ekaJWHtmXk8M36eYafTadRbvhpM5HimxNr0OrSIaOv1YCize1RGZAvgoI2yD%2FdcCR6nSG6vB1Ev3nY1GjBLocfeoQ9sQiug3yKIgfeUuVnnxj4PJkusBhWoIDJ4K7cpzxa9TjzoxWoQNUq%2Fhtvw%2FwhaZgsH5HFBzqEoolnGtIHd6c9csVavE2I87N4XjjhD68hZ7zIq6T2%2F5z4QtPtow8z3qVrQ56IgIysREc%2BSIltDiSvUeWqqDegeJtnzR4DZrbHPDG5N547Q%2FC4D26ecL8hUnsEGEYHBv5Z3FiVylq8wMy83ShhsepO9gUqJQneBwR%2FgbK2ziNJzBkqtU7nRGl2oU0rxXWDJs5OTExgq5AbBtmAt13nqFiAzPEkEpaGFzHjqw4D8S3Ktdudusw%2Fu8yNumnAKrUCqVMo1JZ3gts8Eg7mSqz47ZdT4PnvDaihfQcDtAUkdNqZoW8HgOdlDcRbZllZnbqDoPrNzX2sgrC%2F3i22qu2WihyFsbQlq10XUEdKXhT9VVsPl%2FAGz5h6r1aBS3WL3tSEat11oVAsOZC6r%2BhkNBQBHGvdUk5DZc6zu%2B5iCSnKVwimqILEcCGzfIUsax1IQ5oXed%2FQ3iOVoIWfRXCpoCntTYbsV%2FV0TUNFxKxhBf%2By2EI%2FfF7d20%2BbKSEr%2FVMXk8n84cr%2FnqIKEHFs1zgyppGibdmyayzSVGxvg3EHGd%2BRmWxlLs4Qvo9Gf5KNW3E%2BfcwcxLjtV7beP1S9dOoHH1w6VQ8INj7nGQ21muNGkJne0EyYTSdsIkyKjFgq6pgWqNvV4tnRjB8pQF3OeJDeSwhxOzTpGM8Q09WaLl1jU0yM4Dz33KYxwgztIcE7DR8NE5Sue%2FU95vPqVPK4wgw1Pv9HAgyspH%2BTgCDTKV%2BtKBqH%2FKs%2FgWs6voRnud%2B5PapUX4Q0ZXxG3tVQGE7oKzSCJvRScnagO9DO%2B%2BHAxnADdErjc4PLm05U71Jk%2F3YwubuDtX8E4uhgP%2FdhwGIGodl54WpSTyyWSUAVWtAdp2EqCTCtUW2CGir4CEoh35cgpw6hllrruGNbqPjp4Homwoq2Pn187vyoVj9qOLnmq8WfTOQIAcwtwOBv9t2PxDlHXLdR0G%2FY9Af7T1KtMvCc6%2BKjbU5UdvCS42i5peMYK74WhuWrfRgC3fLUmfiUSNWTSQK4PBpFndDH%2Bdai0%2BsYxnU5%2FAF6Aku0%3D)

```html
<h2>ToScript</h2>

<h3>Converting a string variable</h3>
<bx:set thisString = "This is a string" >
<bx:output>
<b>The thisString variable in Boxlang</b><br>
#thisString#<br>
<br>
<strong>The output of ToScript(thisString, "jsVar")</strong><br>
#ToScript( thisString, "jsVar" )#<br>
<br>
<strong>In a JavaScript script, convert thisString Variable to JavaScript
and output the resulting variable:</strong><br>
<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">
var #ToScript( thisString, "jsVar" )#;
document.write("jsVar in JavaScript is: " + jsVar);
</script>
</bx:output>

<h3>Converting an array</h3>
<!--- Create and populate a one-dimensional array --->
<bx:set myArray = ArrayNew( 1 ) >
<bx:loop index="i" from="1" to="4">
<bx:set myArray[ i ] = "This is array element" & i >
</bx:loop>

<bx:output>
<b>The Boxlang myArray Array</b><br>
<!--- Write the contents of the myArray variable in Boxlang --->
<bx:loop index="i" from="1" to="#arrayLen( myArray )#">
myArry[#i#]: #myArray[ i ]#<br>
</bx:loop>
<br>
<strong>The output of ToScript(myArray, "jsArray")</strong><br>
#toScript( myArray, "jsArray" )#<br>
<br>
<strong>In JavaScript, convert myArray to a JavaScript variable and write it's contents</strong><br>
<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">
var #ToScript( myArray, "jsArray" )#;
for (i in jsArray)
{
document.write("myArray[" + i + "]: " + jsArray[i] + "<br>");
}
</script>
<br>
<h3>Converting a query</h3>
This section converts the following query object to both WDDX format
and ActionScript type JavaScript objects.<br>

<!--- Query a database --->
<bx:set news = queryNew( "id,title", "integer,varchar" ) >
<bx:set queryAddRow( news ) >
<bx:set querySetCell( news, "id", "1" ) >
<bx:set querySetCell( news, "title", "Dewey defeats Truman" ) >
<bx:set queryAddRow( news ) >
<bx:set querySetCell( news, "id", "2" ) >
<bx:set querySetCell( news, "title", "Men walk on Moon" ) >
<bx:set writeDump( news ) >

<!--- run QofQ (query of query) --->
<bx:query name="sortedNews" dbtype="query">
    SELECT id, title FROM news
    ORDER BY title DESC
</bx:query>
<br>
The Query in Boxlang
<bx:dump var="sortedNews">

<strong>JavaScript generated by ToScript(sortedNews, "WDDXQuery"):</strong><br>
#toScript( sortedNews, "WDDXQuery" )#;<br>
<br>
<strong>JavaScript generated by ToScript(sortedNews, "ActionScriptQuery",
False):</strong><br>
#toScript( sortedNews, "ActionScriptQuery", false )#<br>
<br>
<!--- Convert to both WDDX format and ActionScript format --->
<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">
#ToScript( sortedNews, "WDDXQuery" )#;
#ToScript( sortedNews, "ActionScriptQuery", false )#;
</script>
<!--- For brevity, this example does not use JavaScript query variables --->
</bx:output>
```

### Additional Examples

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJyNkcFqwzAMhs%2F1UwifUgik3XFhh8BGobCM4rFL6cENJvNo3E6213Wl7z7ZzlYCYewiWb%2Blzz9yUYBw6BvHUoI7OF%2FKvljDHDak8O3%2BcydNy0v2Zl8kkrQUT7VQqOVOf6msZ8C0ZKjsL%2Bl5LxrUB5eBjVIOPM7z0HhE7dS97w4ZXGdILwqoEOWJxUiU9aZM5%2F%2FbSaPJDZ0HVuLdH05Cf7Kx8gpPLEYivIdcq2MG3MhO5bJVnDAfEptXibnxHb3fkHRmk7p6fIBb4MJbzXM2qRahvJmxS29qFZFXU%2FERosU8Yir0J1O0KG3a8EFhE05Zx3%2BWPiBSTTyK48vuabXvtgqZiYnm57MII3kAS%2FfES4cRZJiYlt%2FuR7jz)

```java
// Struct
Struct = {};
Struct[ 1 ] = "boxlang";
jsVar = JSONSerialize( Struct );
resStruct = ToScript( struct, "jsVar" );
writeDump( resStruct );
// Array
Array = [];
Array[ 1 ] = "boxlang";
jsVar = JSONSerialize( Array );
resArr = ToScript( Array, "jsVar" );
writeDump( resArr );
// Query
Query = queryNew( "name,age", "varchar,numeric", {
	NAME : "Susi",
	AGE : 20
} );
resQry = ToScript( Query, "Query" );
writeDump( resQry );
// String
Str = "test";
resStr = ToScript( Str, "Str" );
writeDump( resStr );
// Number
number = 10;
resNum = ToScript( number, "number" );
writeDump( resNum );

```

RESULT: jsVar = {"1":"boxlang"}; jsVar = \["boxlang"]; Query = {"columns":\["name","age"],"data":\[\["Susi",20]]}; Str = "test"; number = 10;

## Related

* [DataNavigate](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/conversion/datanavigate)
* [JSONDeserialize](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/conversion/jsondeserialize)
* [JSONPrettify](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/conversion/jsonprettify)
* [JSONSerialize](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/conversion/jsonserialize)
* [LSParseNumber](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/conversion/lsparsenumber)
* [ParseNumber](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/conversion/parsenumber)
* [ToBase64](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/conversion/tobase64)
* [ToBinary](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/conversion/tobinary)
* [ToModifiable](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/conversion/tomodifiable)
* [ToNumeric](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/conversion/tonumeric)
* [ToString](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/conversion/tostring)
* [ToUnmodifiable](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/conversion/tounmodifiable)


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