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RE: Select/When vs. If/ElseIf

That's not bad.

Rob Berendt
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PO Box 2000
Dock 108
6928N 400E
Kendallville, IN 46755
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I use IF/ELSEIF inside SELECT/WHEN (SELECT/WHEN inside IF/ELSEIF) to avoid
confusion that the inner clause is part of the main clause.

Example: 
                                                 SELECT;
                                                 WHEN            SHADE = 
'BLUE;
                                                   IF COLOR = 'MIDNIGHT';
                                                      (MIDNIGHT BLUE 
CALCULATION)
                                                   ELSEIF COLOR = 'NAVY';
                                                      (NAVY BLUE 
CALCULATION)
                                                   ELSE;
                                                     (OTHER BLUE SHADE 
CALCULATION)
                                                   ENDIF;
                                                 WHEN SHADE = 'RED';
                                                   IF COLOR = 'RUBY';
                                                       (RUBY RED 
CALCULATION)
                                                   ELSEIF COLOR = 
'GERANIUM';
                                                       (GERANIUM RED 
CALCULATION)
                                                   ELSE;
                                                       (OTHER RED SHADE 
CALCULATION)
                                                   ENDIF;
                                                 WHEN SHADE = 'GREEN';
                                                    IF COLOR = 'MINT';
                                                       (MINT GREEN 
CALCULATION)
                                                    ELSEIF COLR = 'LIME';
                                                       (LIME GREEN 
CALCULATION)
                                                    ELSE 
                                                       (OTHER GREEN SHADE 
CALCULATION)
                                                    ENDIF;
                                                 OTHER;
                                                     (OTHER SHADE 
CALCULATION)
                                                 ENDSL;


 

-----Original Message-----
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Subject: Re: Select/When vs. If/ElseIf

<snip>
Select;
When Good;
  ...
When Reason=UserMoron;
  ...
When Reason=ManagerMoron;
  ...
Other;
  // Programmer oopsed
EndSl;
<snip>

I find most fall into the second and third When statements.

:)  VBG


Ron Power
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Haven't seen anything performance wise.

I've gotten into the habit of using the IF rarely.  Even on the most basic 


of checking.  I find that using select not only gives me more flexibility 
for future operations, but encourages me to think more flexible.  For 
example instead of just a 

If NotGood;

I start to think why it may not be good.

Select;
When Good;
  ...
When Reason=UserMoron;
  ...
When Reason=ManagerMoron;
  ...
Other;
  // Programmer oopsed
EndSl;


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Is there a difference to these two types of condition checking?
They seem identical in function at a high level, so I'm unsure if one is
better performance-wise or something.  I guess I'm looking for something
to distinguish the two so I know when to use one and when to use the
other.
 
Thanks,
 
Kurt Anderson
Application Developer
Highsmith Inc.
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Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-0800
TEL (920) 563-9571  FAX (920) 563-7395
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