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To be narcissistic, I use this:

  Eval  mxval = max(val1:val2:val3)
But then I use the RPG xTools.
-Bob Cozzi
www.rpgxtools.com

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Tom Jedrzejewicz
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 7:20 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: Ternary operator

I have seen this operator construction in several languages, although
my memory fails me.  Why is this better than using a standard if
statement?

if (val1 > val2)
  then maxval = val1;
  else maxval = val2;  {I am sure my syntax was wrong ;->}

It is certainly more obscure, and harder to figure out if you haven't
seen it before.  And heaven help the reader if the spaces are removed.
     maxval=(val1>val2)?val1:val2;


> Joe Pluta wrote:
> > ...
> > I know that at one point the RPG compiler folks floated the possibility
> > of a ternary operator (in Java, it's the "?", as in:
> >
> >    maxval = (val1 > val2) ? val1 : val2;
> >
> > In this, the condition to the left of the "?" is tested, and if true,
> > the value to the left of the ":" is used, otherwise the value to the
> > right is used.
> >
> > Did this show up in V5R3?

-- 
Tom Jedrzejewicz
tomjedrz@xxxxxxxxx
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