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Either. But in general use ^self rather than ^nil<br>
so that it acts the same as the implicit ^self when you drop out the
end of a method.<br>
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Bob Arning wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:5267DBB3.6070303@comcast.net" type="cite">I
prefer the first - it gets one case out of the way quickly.
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Cheers,
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Bob
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On 10/23/13 10:12 AM, Louis LaBrunda wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">Hi,
<br>
<br>
I'm about to write a method where I need to test whether to do
something or
<br>
just get out. What is the best practices way to do this? For example:
<br>
<br>
(a = b) ifTrue: [^nil].
<br>
*The code that does the work*
<br>
<br>
or:
<br>
<br>
(a = b) ifFalse: [
<br>
*The code that does the work*
<br>
].
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<br>
I think the second is better style but I have used both. Generally
using
<br>
the first when *The code that does the work* is long and the second
when it
<br>
is short.
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<br>
Is there any speed difference between them? I doubt it but I thought I
<br>
would ask anyway.
<br>
<br>
Lou
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