One line IF statements

[Dan2kx]

Just a quick question....
Not really a fundamental one, just a general yes or no...

ya know how ifs work...

If Something = True Then 
     Do something
End if

Or

If Something = True Then Do something

is it possible to construct a "queue" of things to do in a single line?
for example

If Something = True Then Do something; Do something else

Just curious, i often prefer the one line IF for short IF's (i think it looks tidier?)

Dan

[patjones]

Dan -

It's possible, by separating the statements to be executed with a ":" -

If [B][I]some condition true[/I][/B] Then [B][I]statement1 : statement2 : ... : statementN[/I][/B]

But this is a good idea only for simple If constructs. For anything with more than one or two statements it is usually more readable to use the regular "block" form -

If [B][I]some condition true[/I][/B] Then
[B][I]     statement1
     statement2
     ...
     statementN[/I][/B]
End If

Pat

[Dan2kx]

oh yeah i agree, complex things needthe full construct.

i just found my self writing two almost identical lines which were very basic and thought.... hmmmmmmmmmmmm.. . i wonder IF

Cheers

[tasawer]

Hi,

have you considered using SELECT CASE?

SELECT CASE x
 Case x=1st option
 Do Something

 Case x=2nd Option
 Do Something

etc.

END SELECT

[Dan2kx]

I use select case statements regularly, my needs here are just to tidy up small simple statements, like procedure calls etc.

Dan