Re^2: Rotating Log Files

Thanks to the remarks, I have added them to the snippit.. I always use strict and warnings, but left them out here since this is only a snippit

Also, using the ternary operator ?: just for his side effects is generally frowned upong, unless in golf or obfu, that is.

Which are the side-effects of this operator? I have never experienced any...

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Re^3: Rotating Log Files by blazar (Canon) on Dec 29, 2005 at 12:49 UTC
Which are the side-effects of this operator? I have never experienced any... But... you're using them, nevertheless! Generally one should use `if` (and `else`) for flow control and `?:` to operate on values, e.g. `if (something) { do 'this'; } else { do 'that'; } do (something ? 'this' : 'that');` [download] Of course `?:` also acts like an "if-then-else" and you can use it like that. But that's what is generally considered a side effect, since you're discarding its return value which its key feature.	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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by blazar (Canon) on Dec 29, 2005 at 12:49 UTC

Which are the side-effects of this operator? I have never experienced any...

But... you're using them, nevertheless! Generally one should use if (and else) for flow control and ?: to operate on values, e.g.

if (something) {
    do 'this';
} else {
    do 'that';
}

do (something ? 'this' : 'that');
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Of course ?: also acts like an "if-then-else" and you can use it like that. But that's what is generally considered a side effect, since you're discarding its return value which its key feature.

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