Re: [lmi] Why 'continue' here?

[Greg Chicares]

On 2018-08-07 22:32, Vadim Zeitlin wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Aug 2018 20:56:04 +0000 Greg Chicares <address@hidden> wrote:
[...]
> GC>   for(all columns)
> GC>       {
> GC>       output = normal_output;
> GC>       if(special_condition)
> GC>           output = special_age_70_string;
> GC>       }
> 
>  I'd rather write it like this (this is pseudo code but uses convenient
> C++17 "if statement with initializer" feature which allows to write it more
> clearly and concisely than without it):
> 
>       for(all columns)
>           {
>           string out;
>           if(is_last_row && j == column_policy_year)
>               out = "Age last";
>           else if(auto const& var = columns[j].variable_name; !var.empty())
>               out = interpolate_html.evaluate(var, year - 1);
>           //else: leave empty for separator columns
> 
>           output_values[j] = out;
> 
>           ... same code as now ...
>           }
> 
> This seems more clear to me than overwriting the output as it explicitly
> shows that there are 3 different cases.

Thanks, I'm about to push something like that.

I don't share your positive view of the "if statement with initializer"
though. It looks like they've reinvented C's comma operator.