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Re: if clauses: multiple values in one test?
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Re: if clauses: multiple values in one test?


  • Subject: Re: if clauses: multiple values in one test?
  • From: Matthew Smith <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 09:33:08 +1000

on 21/09/2003 08:34, Mikael Bystrvm at email@hidden wrote:

> How can I shorten a long line of nearly identical tests, except for the
> value it tests against, in an if clause?
> Say I have
> "if (FileName ends with "X") or (FileName ends with "Y") or (FileName
> ends with ".Z")....... (*plus 26 more or so*)
> then"
>
> Can I use an array of string values instead and have them all in only one
> test? How can I express that in this situation?
> Or can I at least write "with x or y or z" or similar in a simple way?

Not when the test is 'ends with'. If you extract the ending before you come
to the if condition you could write:

if fileNameEnd is in {"X","Y",".Z"....} then

In this case you are testing for equality with a value in a list.

--
Matthew Smith
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