"?:", "a and b or c" or "iif"

[Paul Duffin]

Robert Meegan wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 28 May 1999, Andrew Clover wrote:
> 
> >
> >  Although that's fine in this case, where the result of the expression is
> > assigned to a variable, that doesn't always happen. For example:
> >
> >   selectFlavour(nutAllergy ? strawberry : pistachio)
> >
> >  Would have to be written as:
> >
> >   if nutAllergy:
> >     flavour= strawberry
> >   else:
> >     flavour= pistachio
> >   selectFlavour(flavour)
> >
> 
> Actually, I would have written it:
> 
>    if nutAllergy:
>      selectFlavour(strawberry)
>    else:
>      selectFlavour(pistachio)
> 
> without any temporary variables.
> 

Of course when you have multiple options to choose you have to
use temporary variables.

> To be really precise, I would have spelled it selectFlavor like a proper
> English speaker  <grin>.
> 

You mean like a proper *** US *** English speaker :)

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