[fpc-pascal] New feature: IfThen() intrinsic

[Maciej Izak]

2016-02-01 13:09 GMT+01:00 Michael Van Canneyt <michael at freepascal.org>:
>
> No. The compiler already uses &.
>
> & means 'the following is an identifier even if it is a keyword'.
>
> You can perfectly declare and compile:
>
> Var
>   &if : integer;
>
> begin
>   &if:=1;
> end.
>
> So &if is a bad idea.


Yes it is possible. Anyway it is better idea than IfThen. You treat facts
selectively. How often is used &if and how often is used IfThen?

&IfThen looks also good (I like shorter syntax &if). With "&" prefix it is
obvious that this function is unique.

-- 
Best regards,
Maciej Izak
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