But if the chain of the related If's occur inside of a function and each would execute a [return] statement, then the net effect of multiple if's matches using else if. However, it'd still be better practice to use …

@xbonez: Never underestimate compilers... I wouldn't be surprised if both pieces of code ended up with the same assembly (in C, where == cannot be overloaded) as the compiler could infer that only one …

Java has 5 different boolean compare operators: &, &&, |, ||, ^ & and && are "and" operators, | and || "or" operators, ^ is "xor" The single ones will check every parameter, regardless of the values, before …

Apr 1, 2014 · If I have a function with multiple conditional statements where every branch gets executed returns from the function. Should I use multiple if statements, or if/elif/else? For example, say I have a

In Solution properties, I have Configuration set to "release" for my one and only project. At the beginning of the main routine, I have this code, and it is showing "Mode=Debug". I also have the...

Feb 2, 2013 · Not OP but thanks for your answer. For your last line of code, could you explain a bit for me what for i in items if fC does please? Does it mean that you are only using the a if tC else b …

I understand the usual way to write an "if - else if" statement is as follow:

Since this is still getting upvotes, I may as well mention my love/hate relationship with this method. Normally, if you have an IF statement within a loop, you can use break within the IF block to break …

Jan 7, 2009 · If you are trying to close a question where someone should be using this idiom and isn't, consider closing as a duplicate of Why is Python running my module when I import it, and how do I …

Apr 18, 2012 · There are two switches for the if condition which check for a file: -e and -f. What is the difference between those two?