OpenEuphoria

RE: if statement not working

• Posted by Andy Serpa <renegade at earthling.net> Mar 21, 2002
• 448 views

bensler at mail.com wrote:
> Andy Serpa wrote:
> > 
<snip>
> > 
> > s = {8,9,10} = {8,4,10}
> > 
> > Now s is {1,0,1}.
> > 
> > This facility is very useful, but can make if statements involving 
> > sequences a bit non-intuitive.  Anyway, you gotta use equal & compare..
> > 
> 
> Could you give an example of how that might be useful?
> I understand the concept, but I can't wrap my brain around how I could 
> use it.
> 

I use it mainly in AI stuff where I need to work on binary strings in an 
explicit manner.

I also use it a lot for stuff like this:

x = {10,20,30,40,50,60}
y = {30,10,25,40,60,65}

z = (x < y)*x + (y <= x)*y

z is now: {10,10,25,40,50,60}
(taking the smaller element from each sequence -- the "=" is in the 
second half but not the first so equal elements will only be taken once)

Yep, it's useful.