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From: Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Assigning void
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:34:56 -0400
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On 10/13/2012 04:33 PM, Wanja Gayk wrote:
> In article<q49ok9-rrp.ln1@tempest.fredriksson.dy.fi>,
> donkey@fredriksson.dy.fi says...
>
>>> if (server.getConnectionType() == ConnectionType.ACTIVE)
>>>   ftp.enterLocalActiveMode();
>>> else
>>>   ftp.enterLocalPassiveMode();
>>>
>>> but I want to do:
>>>
>>> (server.getConnectionType() == ConnectionType.ACTIVE) ?
>>> ftp.enterLocalActiveMode() : ftp.enterLocalPassiveMode();
>>
>> Why do you want to use an assignment statement without need or means to
>> assign anything to anywhere? What's the rationale?
>
> I think the author is questioning, why this statement is only usable as
> an assignment statement.
>
> Yes you don't it, as you could refactor the code like this:
>
> ftp.enterMode(
>    server.getConnectionType() == ACTIVE ? Mode.LOCAL_ACTIVE
>     : Mode.LOCAL_PASSIVE
> );
>
> But still I fancy the idea to be able to write:
>
> purse.isEmpty() ? goHome() : goToTheMovies();
> as a shorthand for:
> if (purse.isEmpty()) goHome(); else goToTheMovies();
>
> What would be wrong about that?
>
According to others in parallel threads it's all wrong.
I agree it would be pretty.