Ed Leafe wrote: > On Nov 18, 2008, at 6:42 PM, Paul McNett wrote: > >> I know I could write it; I wish it were built-in. > > > I know you could write it, too; I was just pointing out that my first > instinct in Python was to mimic the way Fox worked. Since then I've > come to appreciate that it isn't built-in. What if instead of choosing > between two states, you wanted to choose between 3? Or 4? Or 16? > Having a single idiom for accomplishing that need is cleaner IMO, and > I no longer miss iif().
I guess you are right: using the dict approach would work as a one-liner of any length, which was the whole point of the iif(). And I guess you are right on another thing too: I don't really miss iif() either. I was just trying to contribute to the conversation. :) Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
