What's this operation called?

[Bill]

Looking thru my books, searching the 'net - I think it's a VBScript feature.

I don't know the exact operators, but it's something like:

a?b:c

Which translates to:
If a = TRUE then
return b
else
return c
end If

Can anyone help me with this??? I need this for an ASP script.

Thanks,

Bill.

 

[Jason Brown [MSFT]]

it's not available in VBScript

it's called the 'ternary' or 'trinary' operator - depending on who you talk
to.

it's available in C#, VB.NET, JScript and various other languages, but not
VBScript. in VBScript I'd use an IIf function (which isn't native so you
have to include your own)

Function Iif(condition, truereturn, falsereturn)
If condition = true then
Iif = truereturn
else
Iif = falsereturn
end if
End Function

then call

Iif(somethingorother="true", "something", "somethingelse")


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Microsoft GTSC, IIS

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[Bill]

Yep, your IIf function will do it - thanks!

it's not available in VBScript

it's called the 'ternary' or 'trinary' operator - depending on who you talk
to.

it's available in C#, VB.NET, JScript and various other languages, but not
VBScript. in VBScript I'd use an IIf function (which isn't native so you
have to include your own)

Function Iif(condition, truereturn, falsereturn)
If condition = true then
Iif = truereturn
else
Iif = falsereturn
end if
End Function

then call

Iif(somethingorother="true", "something", "somethingelse")


--
Jason Brown
Microsoft GTSC, IIS

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.