Re: Is this the Free-Format that we asked for?

[Jim Langston <jimlangston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I like Select myself.  But, you are right, if/elseif/endif is
the exact same function as Select.  Generally if you look at
the code after it's compiled they'll compile down to the same
thing. 

I think Select is much easier to read though as I know what
it is I'm doing, and especially if there are a lot of if statements
inside of each case.

Select
case x = y
  if w=z
    do stuff
  endif

case x > y
  if w<z
    do stuff
  endif

case y < x
  if w>z
    do stuff
  endif

endsl

******************

if x = y
  if w=z
    do stuff
  endif

elseif x > y
  if w<z
    do stuff
  endif

elseif y < x
  if w>z
    do stuff
  endif

endsl

I definitely miss elseif in RPG.  Without it, I use select.  
Either is okay with me with a slight leaning toward select.

Regards,

Jim Langston

Jon.Paris@hal.it wrote:
> 
>  >> Or were you envisioning something different?
> 
> Yes - I mean what I said - ElseIf.  It goes like this:
> 
>  If x=y
>   do stuff
>     elseif x > y
>        do other stuff
>           elseif x < y
>               do another type of stuff
> endif
> 
> Notice _one_ end statement and no need for the separate Select
> 
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