Re: dim lights?

[Hans Boldt <boldt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Gerald Magnuson wrote:
> Hans,
> Are you saying it makes a difference
> if we have the "and" on the top line,
> or on the next line?
> Could you explain why that is?

I believe someone else already answered this. But just to reiterate and 
clarify, the following three statements are equivalent:

#1: dow pos < 52 and
        (InputMAD(pos) <> ';');
#2: dow pos < 52
        and (InputMAD(pos) <> ';');
#3: dow pos < 52 and (InputMAD(pos) <> ';');

The compiler doesn't care how many lines are used to code an expression. 
It just boils down to personal preferences or site specific programming 
style conventions.

But they're not the same as:

dow (InputMAD(pos) <> ';') and pos < 52;

That is, order matters within a relational expression. For example, if 
the first argument of the AND operator is false, there's no point in 
evaluating the second argument. Likewise, if the first argument of the 
OR operator is true, there's no point in evaluating the second. That's 
why you test the array index before using it the reference an array element.

Cheers! Hans