[fpc-pascal] if-then-else expression

[geneb]

On Tue, 2 Feb 2016, Dmitry Boyarintsev wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 4:07 PM, geneb <geneb at deltasoft.com> wrote:
>
> I probably missed it, but what problem is "IfThen()" actually solving?
>>
>> It's a sugar syntax, for
>
> if cond then
>  x:= a
> else
>  x:=b;
>
> Just follow this thread:
> http://lists.freepascal.org/pipermail/fpc-pascal/2016-January/046375.html
>
> Pro #1: shortness of script
> Pro #2: easier porting of C-style code (with ternary ? operator. Pascal

So it's not solving a /problem/ it's lessening an inconvienence(sp!).

I would've gone with IIf(). :)

g.

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