Var = TRUE vs Var

[Shawn Tartaglia]

I just got done reading the manual. I have a couple of questions.

Can you test for a variable being TRUE by using just the variable name?

if blnVar = %TRUE then .....

if blnVar then .....

Are both of these syntax valid in PB/DLL 6.0?

Thanks.

[Lance Edmonds]

Lets consider these one by one:

1. IF var = %TRUE THEN...
This performs an explicit test for one value of "var" against the value of %TRUE (which is usually defined as -1)

2. IF var THEN...
This performs an implicit ISTRUE() function, and therefore any non-zero value of "var" will cause the code following the THEN clause to be executed.

3. IF ISTRUE var THEN... and IF ISTRUE(var) THEN...
These two statements function identically to #2 above.

4. IF ISFALSE var THEN... and IF ISFALSE(var) THEN...
These perform the opposite of #2 and #3 - if "var" is zero, then the condition is met.

5. IF NOT var THEN...
This is a completely different test - NOT performs a two's-compliment of "var", which is then implicitly tested for 'truth' or 'falsity'. See the help file for more info on the NOT bitwise operator.



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