[fpc-pascal] IfThen() intrinsic removed

[Lukasz Sokol]

On 05/02/16 09:23, Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
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> 
> On Fri, 5 Feb 2016, Lukasz Sokol wrote:
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>>>> But introducing 2 new operators based on words (a-z, not 16 bit) means 2 new keywords and causes conflicts.
>>>> Except if "then" and "else" are used (but without "if")
>>>> x := 1 < 3 then 5 else 4;
>>>
>>> No. Think about the ambiguities that arise if you use this inside the condition of an if-statement.
>>>
>> What if it required use of braces:
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>> x := (expression then truevalue else falsevalue);
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> Let's make it simple:
> 
> The use of "if", "then" and "else" are not up for discussion.
> 
Ah ok. 

so I think no /current/ keywords would be allowed either... I see.

What of

x := ( condition, true:=truevalue, false:=falsevalue);

?

> Michael.

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