RE: *NOPASS parameter retaining old value

["Dennis Lovelady" <iseries@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Technically, there isn't a problem in this instance...as long as the
> compiler does short circuit evaluations...
>
> But IMO, it's a "best practice" if you will to have the check for
> *NOPASS parms explicitly set working copies of the data that are then
> used in the actual business logic.

Thanks, Charles.  That's what I usually do since I rarely refer to a
parameter only one time, and I prefer not to repeat testing things like
%Parms.  Besides, the copied-value method can be so much clearer.

D myFlagParm

D myFlagDefault
D myFlag

If %Parms > n ;
   myFlag = myFlagParm ;
else
   myFlag = myFlagDefault ;
Endif ;


Dennis Lovelady
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