Re: Why you shouldn't be afraid to use VARCHAR in RPGLE

You're right....returning a boolean is a bad example and the procedure is
not needed.
The function returns more than a boolean though.

Maybe this is a better example
ConfigVal = FSIUtils_IIF(isProdEnv :CfgProdVal :CfgDevVal);

On Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM Javier Sanchez <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Do you think it's worth all those lines of codes against one single line?
> Is that elegant?
> Is that efficient?
> Not sure what you wanted to show.  All I'm saying is that, fewer lines of
> code, efficient compiler code is better.
>
> JS
>
> El jue, 11 dic 2025 a las 10:25, Stephen Coyle (<[email protected]>)
> escribió:
>
> >
> **************************************************************************
> >  *
> >  *  Procedure Name:  FsiUtils_IIF
> >  *       Exported?:  Yes
> >  *        Function:  Immediate IF Function
> >  *         Returns:  Value Supplied for True or False Condition
> >  *
> >  *         Ex:    NewOnly = FSIUTILS_IIF(@Status = stsNEW :*On :*Off);
> >
> >
> **************************************************************************
> >
> > P FsiUtils_IIF    B                   EXPORT
> >
> > D FsiUtils_IIF    Pi           256a   varying
> > D  Condition                      n           value
> > D  TrueValue                   256a   varying value
> > D  FalseValue                  256a   varying value
> >
> >    If Condition;
> >       Return TrueValue;
> >    Else;
> >       Return FalseValue;
> >    Endif;
> >
> > P FsiUtils_IIF    E
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM Javier Sanchez <
> > [email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Paul,
> > >
> > > "C" has it as a native language for over decades.  Can't see why that
> > would
> > > be complex for them to follow and make it available for devs.
> > > Of course, and WADR, you need to "know what you are doing" with your
> > return
> > > value.  That is kind of your intellectual work.
> > > Efficiency and cleanliness of code is vital for modern languages.
> Elegant
> > > code is, and simplicity is a major goal in our era.
> > >
> > > JS
> > >
> > > El jue, 11 dic 2025 a las 9:50, Paul Therrien via RPG400-L (<
> > > [email protected]>) escribió:
> > >
> > > > Not knowing 'C' I asked Google.
> > > >
> > > > Google AI says this:
> > > >
> > > > The statement boolVal = (a = b ? 0: 1) in C is a syntactically valid
> > but
> > > > potentially confusing use of the ternary operator and assignment
> > operator
> > > > within a single expression [1].
> > > >
> > > > What it does
> > > > Essentially, the line of code is a verbose way of setting boolVal
> based
> > > on
> > > > whether b is zero or not, while simultaneously changing the value of
> a:
> > > > If b is 0: a becomes 1, and boolVal becomes 1.
> > > > If b is non-zero: a becomes 0, and boolVal becomes 0.
> > > >
> > > > I think I can see why IBM might not be in a hurry to handle this
> > request.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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