I have never regretted moving from C++ to Object Pascal, but I did
miss a useful feature of C - the Immediate If (iif).
It seems like a great deal of my code involves simple if statements
such as -
if LambCount = 1 then
begin
AString := 'a';
LambString := 'lamb';
end else
begin
AString := '';
LambString := 'lambs';
end;
FullString := 'Mary had ' + AString + ' little ' + LambString;
The introduction of method overloading in Delphi 4 enabled me to
create my own verison of iif in Object Pascal.
The following code is part of standard utility unit I include in all
my projects:
{begin listing}
unit StandardUtils;
interface
function IIF(Condition: Boolean;
TrueString : String;
FalseString: String = ''): String; overload;
function IIF(Condition: Boolean;
TrueInt : Integer;
FalseInt: Integer = 0): Integer; overload;
implementation
{********************************************************************}
function IIF(Condition: Boolean;
TrueString : String;
FalseString: String = ''): String; overload;
begin
if Condition then
result := TrueString
else
result := FalseString;
end;
{********************************************************************}
function IIF(Condition: Boolean;
TrueInt : Integer;
FalseInt: Integer = 0): Integer; overload;
begin
if Condition then
result := TrueInt
else
result := FalseInt;
end;
{********************************************************************}
end.
{end listing}