I know this isn't very helpful, but if you could provide a little context and better formatting, we might be able to help factor that down a little. For example, I'm guessing some of these strings are going to be used after this bit of code, so I'm not sure which ones need to keep their values and which are just there for later comparisons, which could be written in many ways.

As it is, if it works, use it. If it's slow, benchmark it (and compare it with other code in the program to identify the bottleneck). Only then can you really determine whether changing it buys you anything.

In reply to Re: I need help with a bunch of "if/elsif statements (comparisons)" by Anonymous Monk
in thread I need help with a bunch of "if/elsif statements (comparisons)" by erons

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