New ternary operator - Discussion

[MyEarth]

There is any advantage to use this:

(1 = 1) ? MsgBox($MB_OK, "Result: 1=1", "True!") : MsgBox($MB_OK, "Result: 1=1", "False!")

Instead of this?

If 1 = 1 Then 
MsgBox($MB_OK, "Result: 1=1", "True!")
Else
MsgBox($MB_OK, "Result: 1=1", "False!")
EndIf

[James]

 

There is any advantage to use this:

(1 = 1) ? MsgBox($MB_OK, "Result: 1=1", "True!") : MsgBox($MB_OK, "Result: 1=1", "False!")

It's shorter syntax. It makes life easier when say you want to do a conditional in a string or something, without setting variables.

[jpm]

 

There is any advantage to use this:

(1 = 1) ? MsgBox($MB_OK, "Result: 1=1", "True!") : MsgBox($MB_OK, "Result: 1=1", "False!")

Instead of this?

If 1 = 1 Then 
MsgBox($MB_OK, "Result: 1=1", "True!")
Else
MsgBox($MB_OK, "Result: 1=1", "False!")
EndIf

in this particular case no but see $tagREBARBANDINFO in StructureConstants.au3

or _Min/_Max in Math.au3

[Jon]

It's just a shortcut that a few languages have. It's use depends on the coder. I personally don't use it at all even in C/C++, other coders like to use it everywhere.

[MyEarth]

Personally i don't like it, maybe is less code but it's not "readable" like an If...EndIf

Edited July 11, 2013 by MyEarth

[James]

I personally don't use it at all even in C/C++, other coders like to use it everywhere.

I love ternary. When I use them, I very rarely nest them inside of each other as this does get confusing.

Personally i don't like it, maybe is less code but it's not "readable" like an If...EndIf

It's a good job that If..EndIf still exist Edited July 11, 2013 by James

[MyEarth]

Just for know, why whe can't have the same logic of ternary but with a if...endif?

If <expression> Then statement1 Else statement2

Maybe not multiple ElseIf but at least one Else on the same line?

Edited July 11, 2013 by MyEarth

[guinness]

Just for know, why whe can't have the same logic of ternary but with a if...endif?

If <expression> Then statement1 Else statement2

Maybe not multiple ElseIf but at least one Else on the same line?

Now I find that confusing.

[James]

I find many a time, the reason I use ternary is to do a condition within a concatenation of strings. In AutoIt:

$bDebug = False
MsgBox(0, "", ($bDebug ? "Oh hai James, you're secretly the most awesome of them all.." : "Yo! You're awesome dude..."))

Try doing that with an If...EndIf - usually you can't.

Edited July 11, 2013 by James

[MyEarth]

Why is confusing? It's the same logic of ternary but write in "autoit style". 1 line < 4 lines, with many ElseIf on the same line can be confusing, with only one Else for me it's a good compromise. Anyway i know will be never added

Edit: James, i don't have say ternary is not useful, but in the most of the case you can do the same with If...EndIf and ternary isn't "redeable", at least for a noob like me

Edited July 11, 2013 by MyEarth

[czardas]

Just for know, why whe can't have the same logic of ternary but with a if...endif?

If <expression> Then statement1 Else statement2

Maybe not multiple ElseIf but at least one Else on the same line?

 

You can write something like this on one line but it gets more complicated. Instead it's easier to just create a helper function which you can call to return the correct result (1 line of code in the main script), or use this new feature if more suitable.

Edited July 11, 2013 by czardas

[Mat]

I've seen something like that before, but it was "statement1 IF expression ELSE statement2". Think it might be python bit not actually sure.

Generally I use the conditional operator for things like:

 

ConsoleWrite($n & " green bottle" & ($n > 1 ? 's' : '') & @LF)

Edited July 11, 2013 by Melba23
Removed apology as it is now in the right place!

[James]

Why is confusing? It's the same logic of ternary but write in "autoit style". 1 line < 4 lines, with many ElseIf on the same line can be confusing, with only one Else for me it's a good compromise. Anyway i know will be never added

Edit: James, i don't have say ternary is not useful, but in the most of the case you can do the same with If...EndIf and ternary isn't "redeable", at least for a noob like me

Ternary is confusing when you put them together, look at this:

$bOne   = False
$bTwo   = False
$bThree = False
$bFour  = True

ConsoleWrite(($bOne ? : "$bOne is True" : ($bTwo ? "$bTwo is True" : ($bThree ? "$bThree is True" : ($bFour ? "$bFour is True" : "Oh god, the Mayans were right, the world is going to end!")))) & @CRLF)

Tell me that doesn't get confusing.

[Richard Robertson]

Ternary is confusing when you put them together, look at this:

$bOne   = False
$bTwo   = False
$bThree = False
$bFour  = True

ConsoleWrite(($bOne ? : "$bOne is True" : ($bTwo ? "$bTwo is True" : ($bThree ? "$bThree is True" : ($bFour ? "$bFour is True" : "Oh god, the Mayans were right, the world is going to end!")))) & @CRLF)

Tell me that doesn't get confusing.

Not confusing at all. Optimizing compilers will just have the single line ConsoleWrite("Oh god, the Mayans were right, the world is going to end!" & @CRLF)

[trancexx]

Ternary is particularly useful when declaring constants. This goes for any language that has ternary. When dealing with const references even more. For example in AutoIt you would use ternary good if you would do this:

Const $MY_SUPER_MEANINGFUL_CONST = @AutoItX64 ? "Bzz" : "Hrr"
;...

...Try without ternary and see what you get.

Edited July 11, 2013 by trancexx

[James]

Not confusing at all. Optimizing compilers will just have the single line ConsoleWrite("Oh god, the Mayans were right, the world is going to end!" & @CRLF)

Last time I checked, humans aren't compilers. It's confusing for a human to read that when surrounded by other code, other conditions etc.

[trancexx]

And the OP is terrible terrible example. Less terrible would be:

MsgBox($MB_OK, "Result: 1=1", (1 = 1) ? "True!" : "False!")

[czardas]

Some of you have already seen it, but I find making this post hard to resist, and someone might be interested although the similarity ends with the word ternary.

For another use of the word ternary see >FlipFlapFlop

Edited July 11, 2013 by czardas

[MyEarth]

And the OP is terrible terrible example. Less terrible would be:

MsgBox($MB_OK, "Result: 1=1", (1 = 1) ? "True!" : "False!")

That example was made by Melba, i have just copy-past from him

Bad bad example Melba lol

Ok, ternary is so cool but we have lived without that for years, now we can make new thing that before?

[James]

Ok, ternary is so cool but we have lived without that for years, now we can make new thing that before?

AutoIt is growing up. Many languages have ternary and since AutoIt is used now for some serious programming, it makes sense to aid the developer.