On 30/09/2015 23:57, Sven R. Kunze wrote:
On 30.09.2015 13:00, Rob Cliffe wrote:
Or: x = a orelse b # Visual Basic has a short-circuiting OrElse operator for boolean operands x = a orifNone b
On 30/09/2015 01:39, Ryan Gonzalez wrote:
What about 'otherwise'?
x = a otherwise b
The only reason why I would prefer "else" over the proposed alternatives: it's already a reserved keyword and it's not really necessary to waste another one. Otherwise, I don't care too much.
Best, Sven Are you suggesting that "a else b" is a possibility? That's a no-no because a if b else c else d is ambiguous; it could mean either of a if b else (c else d) (a if b else c) else d Rob
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