Re: [WebDNA] Anyone use this coding style for readability...
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = More and more I avoid using [raw] too. Mine often are used=20 with forms and look like: [text secure=3Df]a=3D[/text] Then, if no a is passed, I don't get ugly [a] code showing=20 up; just a nice clean nothing. Yours would be like [text secure=3Df]c_id=3Dundefined[/text] [showif [c_id]=3Dundefined]Customer id is=20 not=A0defined.[/showif] Terry On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 21:50:21 -0500 Kenneth Grome
wrote: > I don't use your question mark convention, but I don't=20 >use [x]=3D[raw][x][/raw] either. Instead I preset my=20 >variables at the top of the page like this: >=20 > [text secure=3Df]a=3Db[/text] >=20 > Using 'secure=3Df' allows incoming formvariables to=20 >override the 'a' value and change it. Then I can use a=20 >simple comparison to see if the 'a' value has been=20 >changed: >=20 > [showif b=3D[a]]no change[/showif] > [showif b![a]]changed[/showif] >=20 > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >> Here's a simplified example: >>=20 >> [text=20 >>secure=3DT]customer_id_undefined?=3D"[c_id]"=3D"[raw][c_id][/raw]"[/tex= t] >>=20 >> [showif [customer_id_undefined?]]Customer id is not=20 >>defined.[/showif] >>=20 >>=20 >> I find this question mark condition naming improves=20 >>readability rather >> than having: >>=20 >> "[c_id]"=3D"[raw][c_id][/raw]" >>=20 >> throughout my code. It also "DRY"s it up. >>=20 >> Any pitfalls to this that you can see? >>=20 >> Thanks, >> Bill >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed=20 >>to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >>=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed=20 >to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us =A0
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More and more I avoid using [raw] too. Mine often are used=20 with forms and look like: [text secure=3Df]a=3D[/text] Then, if no a is passed, I don't get ugly [a] code showing=20 up; just a nice clean nothing. Yours would be like [text secure=3Df]c_id=3Dundefined[/text] [showif [c_id]=3Dundefined]Customer id is=20 not=A0defined.[/showif] Terry On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 21:50:21 -0500 Kenneth Grome wrote: > I don't use your question mark convention, but I don't=20 >use [x]=3D[raw][x][/raw] either. Instead I preset my=20 >variables at the top of the page like this: >=20 > [text secure=3Df]a=3Db[/text] >=20 > Using 'secure=3Df' allows incoming formvariables to=20 >override the 'a' value and change it. Then I can use a=20 >simple comparison to see if the 'a' value has been=20 >changed: >=20 > [showif b=3D[a]]no change[/showif] > [showif b![a]]changed[/showif] >=20 > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >> Here's a simplified example: >>=20 >> [text=20 >>secure=3DT]customer_id_undefined?=3D"[c_id]"=3D"[raw][c_id][/raw]"[/tex= t] >>=20 >> [showif [customer_id_undefined?]]Customer id is not=20 >>defined.[/showif] >>=20 >>=20 >> I find this question mark condition naming improves=20 >>readability rather >> than having: >>=20 >> "[c_id]"=3D"[raw][c_id][/raw]" >>=20 >> throughout my code. It also "DRY"s it up. >>=20 >> Any pitfalls to this that you can see? >>=20 >> Thanks, >> Bill >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed=20 >>to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >>=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed=20 >to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us =A0
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