@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 …

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 …

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

I need to write some code in a windows batch file. The interested part of this script should create a folder if this folder doesn't exist yet, but, if this folder already exists, it should NOT ove...

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

Every command that runs has an exit status. That check is looking at the exit status of the command that finished most recently before that line runs. If you want your script to exit when that test returns …

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 …

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 …

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...