condition

[FranzTheOne]

hey jan... i do it like this:

function existRec (name) {
for (i=0; i<recs.length; i++) {
if (recs[i] == name) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}

[JanFlash]

Yep, that works and is what i am using now.
I am just curious why i can not use the return with condition ? expression : expression...
any thoughts??

[Jeckyl]

you can .. you just coded it wrong.

return condition ? value1 : value2;

you cannot put statement in the ?: .. only expressions .. so you cannot have
condition ? return value1 : return value2;

for statements, use if

if (condition) {
return value1;
} else {
return value2;
}

> I am just curious why i can not use the return with condition ? expression

: expression...

> any thoughts??

[JanFlash]

eh, true, but... it now returns (true or false) no matter what... so it breaks
the loop (at i==0) none of the other index is checked..
so i guess what you are saying is return (statement) cannot be put in only
expressions..