<!--- To make the code more condense, you could do something like this. Not nearly as readable, but at least you end up with a ColdFusion array. ---> <cfset arrGirls = ArrayNew( 1 ) /> <!--- Split the girl string into a Java array but store it in the girls array. ---> <cfset arrGirls.AddAll( CreateObject( "java", "java.util.Arrays" ).AsList( ToString( "Maria Bello,Christina Cox,Meg Ryan" ).Split( "," ) ) ) />