Message-ID: <m2eg8fviwb.fsf@krugs.de>
Date: 2016-06-02T13:07:32Z
From: Rainer M Krug
Subject: Making an if condition variable ?
In-Reply-To: <20160602084748.19465@web005.roc2.bluetie.com> (ce's message of "Thu, 02 Jun 2016 08:47:48 -0400")
"ce" <zadig_1 at excite.com> writes:
> Thank you all for wisdom :)
> Problem is that I change the condition often and then I forget it. I
> wanted to put it at the beginning of the program with the other
> parameters so I wouldn't miss it.
In this case - why not use a function instead of the condition?
cond <- function(x){x>0}
and than
if (cond(4)) {...}
might be the easiest in this case?
or, more flexible,
cond <- function(...){x>0}
if (cond(x=3)) {...}
Cheers,
Rainer
>
> ce
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Rainer M Krug" [Rainer at krugs.de]
> Date: 06/02/2016 04:00 AM
> To: "Jeff Newmiller" <jdnewmil at dcn.davis.ca.us>
> CC: r-help at r-project.org
> Subject: Re: Making an if condition variable ?
>
> Jeff Newmiller <jdnewmil at dcn.davis.ca.us> writes:
>
>> Beware of getting too "meta" in your programming... it is rarely worth
>> it. Just write the code and move on with life. That is the beauty of a
>> scripting language.
>
> +1
>
> I think this a very common pitfall (I know it from own experience...)
> and I would say a candidate for a fortune?
>
> Rainer
--
Rainer M. Krug
email: Rainer<at>krugs<dot>de
PGP: 0x0F52F982
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 454 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/attachments/20160602/0da30112/attachment.bin>