On Mar 28, 2012, at 6:10 PM, Chuck Hill wrote:
>>> One must learn the language syntax. Why should I use such a verbosity in
>>> code when it's already easy to understand.
>>>
>>> int max = (x > y) ? x : y;
>>>
>>> is much better in readability than:
>>>
>>> int max = 0;
>>>
>>> if (x > y) {
>>> max = x;
>>> } else {
>>> max = y;
>>> }
>>
>> See, that's the thing, I find the second form much easier to read and to be
>> sure that I know exactly what is happening.
>
> In this particular case, I'd prefer the former as it is small, short and
> requires less reading to understand the intent of the code. That said, the
> ternary operator should be used with caution when the line gets longer.
Longer? Just nest them!
a?
b?
f():
c?
g():
h():
d?
i():
j();
Next time, I'll show you how to combine them with bitwise operations, inside of
switches with labeled breaks! ;-) I say this half jokingly. I'm guilty of
using nested elvis operators on occasion. Looks perfectly intelligible to me.
I try to refrain as I know everyone else wants to cut my fingers off whenever
they see them. :-D
Ramsey
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