"ce" <[email protected]> writes: > Thank you all for wisdom :) > Problem is that I change the condition often and then I forget it. I > wanted to put it at the beginning of the program with the other > parameters so I wouldn't miss it.
In this case - why not use a function instead of the condition?
cond <- function(x){x>0}
and than
if (cond(4)) {...}
might be the easiest in this case?
or, more flexible,
cond <- function(...){x>0}
if (cond(x=3)) {...}
Cheers,
Rainer
>
> ce
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Rainer M Krug" [[email protected]]
> Date: 06/02/2016 04:00 AM
> To: "Jeff Newmiller" <[email protected]>
> CC: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Making an if condition variable ?
>
> Jeff Newmiller <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> Beware of getting too "meta" in your programming... it is rarely worth
>> it. Just write the code and move on with life. That is the beauty of a
>> scripting language.
>
> +1
>
> I think this a very common pitfall (I know it from own experience...)
> and I would say a candidate for a fortune?
>
> Rainer
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