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Searches recursively through a substructure of nested arrays, structures, and other elements for structures with values that match the search key in the value parameter. 
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An array that contains structures with values that match the search key value. If none are found, returns an array of size 0.
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Structure functions
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    <td valign="top" colspan="2" class="description"><span class="title">Function syntax</span><pre>StructFindValue( top, value [, scope])
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Structure functions; "Structure functions" in Chapter&#160;5, "Using Arrays and Structures," in ColdFusion MX Developer's Guide
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The fields of each structure in the returned array are:
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<li>Key: name of the key in which the value was found</li>

<li>Path: string which could be used to reach the found key</li>

<li>Owner: parent object that contains the found key</li>
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A structure's keys are unordered. 
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    <td valign="top" colspan="2" class="description"><span class="title">Example</span><pre>&lt;cfset aResults = StructFindValue( #request#, &quot;235&quot; )&gt;
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<p>ColdFusion object (a structure or an array) from which to start search. This parameter requires an object, not a name of an object.</p>

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<p>String or a variable that contains one for which to search. </p>
<p>The type must be a simple object. Arrays and structures are not supported. </p>

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<li>one: function returns one matching key (default).</li>

<li>all: function returns all matching keys.</li>
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