[squeak-dev] Boolean whenTrue:whenFalse:
Nicolas Cellier
nicolas.cellier.aka.nice at gmail.com
Fri May 17 17:47:10 UTC 2019
http://source.squeak.org/trunk/Compiler-nice.189.diff with the help of
Eliot :)
Le ven. 17 mai 2019 à 19:32, Nicolas Cellier <
nicolas.cellier.aka.nice at gmail.com> a écrit :
>
>
> Le ven. 17 mai 2019 à 19:20, Nicolas Cellier <
> nicolas.cellier.aka.nice at gmail.com> a écrit :
>
>> Hi Torge,
>> considering that I'm probably the one who made cascading work for inlined
>> messages, I'm happy enough with your suggestion ;)
>> https://marc.info/?l=squeak-dev&m=123180721604241&w=2
>>
>> I thought I once proposed some Compiler changes to make the cacaded
>> inlined message still optimized, but I can't find them anymore.
>> It was rejected as overkill (two many changes for so few value)
>>
> if couse, it was not two, but many more, too many
>
>>
>>
>> Le ven. 17 mai 2019 à 18:08, Torge Husfeldt <torge.husfeldt at gmx.de> a
>> écrit :
>>
>>> Hi Subbu,
>>> see, I forgot about the good old simple parantheses. As I said, rusty.
>>> I’d say, if we don’t reach unanimity regarding the new selectors, this
>>> shortcut should fit the bill for your initial request?
>>>
>>> Von meinem iPhone gesendet
>>>
>>> > Am 17.05.2019 um 13:02 schrieb K K Subbu <kksubbu.ml at gmail.com>:
>>> >
>>> > This also works:
>>> >
>>> > ('isBoolean' beginsWith: 'is') ifTrue: [Display flash: World bounds];
>>> yourself
>>> >
>>> > Regards .. Subbu
>>> >
>>> >> On 16/05/19 8:43 PM, Torge Husfeldt wrote:
>>> >> Hi Nico,
>>> >> I'm convinced this only works without the extra [] value because you
>>> chose a special selector. For keyword-selector it should go to "self".
>>> >> Which part exactly is not optimized? The "ifTrue:" has a special
>>> handling in the bytecode complier, and iirc yourself is also not "actually
>>> sent".
>>> >> Cdlt
>>> >> Torge
>>> >>> On 16.05.19 17:08, Nicolas Cellier wrote:
>>> >>> Hi,
>>> >>> Ah yes, it works, no need for extra [] value
>>> >>>
>>> >>> (3 > 2) ifTrue: [Transcript cr; show: 'bingo!']; yourself
>>> >>>
>>> >>> The code is not optimized, but it works.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Le jeu. 16 mai 2019 à 16:52, Torge Husfeldt <torge.husfeldt at gmx.de
>>> <mailto:torge.husfeldt at gmx.de>> a écrit :
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Salut Nico,
>>> >>>
>>> >>> please excuse if my squeak knowlege is a bit rusty, but wouldn't
>>> >>> this do the job:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> self findlast: [:each |
>>> >>>
>>> >>> [self testSomeConditionFor: each] value ifTrue:[self
>>> >>> performSomeAction:each]; yourself.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> ].
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Just an idea. And very sad that I have to wrap the condition in a
>>> >>> block, but I guess othewise the recipient for "yourself" would be
>>> >>> "self"
>>> >>>
>>> >>>> On 14.05.19 17:02, Nicolas Cellier wrote:
>>> >>>> Oups, my example was a bit stupid because findLast: loop stops at
>>> >>>> first true, but you get my intention...
>>> >>>> Replace with select:/reject: or provide a whenFalse: side
>>> effect...
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Le mar. 14 mai 2019 à 16:23, Nicolas Cellier
>>> >>>> <nicolas.cellier.aka.nice at gmail.com
>>> >>>> <mailto:nicolas.cellier.aka.nice at gmail.com>> a écrit :
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Hi,
>>> >>>> From time to time, I need to perform some additional action
>>> >>>> (side effect) when a boolean is true, but preserve that
>>> >>>> boolean as return value.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Here is a pseudo example:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> self findLast: [:each |
>>> >>>> | conforming |
>>> >>>> conforming := self testSomeConditionFor: each.
>>> >>>> conforming
>>> >>>> ifTrue:
>>> >>>> [ "found one, do some side effect before
>>> >>>> searching next"
>>> >>>> self performSomeAction: each ].
>>> >>>> conforming ].
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Or shorter, but I dislike the redundant true:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> self findLast: [:each |
>>> >>>> (self testSomeConditionFor: each)
>>> >>>> and:
>>> >>>> [ "found one, do some side effect before
>>> >>>> searching next"
>>> >>>> self performSomeAction: each.
>>> >>>> true ]].
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> What i seek is even shorter:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> self findLast: [:each |
>>> >>>> (self testSomeConditionFor: each)
>>> >>>> whenTrue:
>>> >>>> [ "found one, do some side effect before
>>> >>>> searching next"
>>> >>>> self performSomeAction: each ]].
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Of course, we would have companions whenFalse:,
>>> >>>> whenTrue:whenFalse:...
>>> >>>> Would you buy it?
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
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