Inline if

[pmgnt]

To automate stuff on windows pc im using an amazing tool called QuickMacros which can be found here (http://www.quickmacros.com).
Its programming language is not too hard and well documented and supported.

A function i use very often is 'Inline if'
It saves alot of lines and typing in complex codes and you dont have to bother enclosing anything.

It would be great to have it in AM script.

Here its documented: http://www.quickmacros.com/help/Functions/IDP_IIF.html

Could you add it?

Thanks alot!

[Bushmills]

"To bother enclosing anything" isn't necessary even now, apart from the tested condition itself.

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if (x) a;

is legal Automagic syntax.

Unix shells commonly allow constructs like

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x && a

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x || b

which need even less brackets, parentheses and the like.

[MURTUMA]

I don't think this would be necessary. The way that is used here is so simple logic that it shouldn't be too hard to understand.

Case: If expression "x" returns true, execute "a", otherwise execute "b".

Quickmacro:
iif(x a b)

Automagic:
if (x) {a} ELSE {b};

I think the difference isn't large enough to make the need for added function. Also, the former can handle only single expressions and script blocks are strictly prohibited from it. That makes it usable only for very basic operations.

[Bushmills]

Quick scan of my uses of "if" indicates that about 80 to 90% of its uses is without "else". This is partly due to active avoidance.

Notice also that a construct, commonly written as

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if (x)
{
  result = a
}
else
{
  result = b
}

can alternatively be written as

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result = if (x) a else b;

[pmgnt]

Thank you guys!

I didnt know u could put it all into a single line like:

result = if (x) {a} else {b}

I thought the curly brackets have to be in seperated lines and inside a for or while loop it uses alot of space and confused me more than once.. however,
this is perfect

result = if(x) a else b;

Thanks

[MURTUMA]

When using very long expressions or large script blocks, splitting them in different lines helps to maintain readability. There's no other function in that. In theory, you could write infinitely long script in a single line.