ditto
wes weston
wweston at att.net
Thu Jan 29 16:11:02 EST 2004
Preferably, a program that runs or a screen dump.
Mark McEahern wrote:
> Elaine Jackson wrote:
>
>> If bool(B_i)==True for 1<=i<=n and j is the smallest i with
>> bool(A_j)==True,
>> then the evaluation of (A_1 and B_1) or ... or (A_n and B_n) returns
>> B_j without
>> evaluating any other B_i. This is such a useful mode of expression
>> that I would
>> like to be able to use something similar even when there is an i with
>> bool(B_i)==False. The only thing I can think of by myself is ( (A_1
>> and [B_1])
>> or ... or (A_n and [B_n]) )[0], and I can't be satisfied with that for
>> obvious
>> reasons. Does anybody know a good way to express this? Any help will
>> be mucho
>> appreciado.
>>
> Why not write a unit test that demonstrates the behavior you want?
> It'll then likely be obvious to someone both what your problem is and
> what a likely solution is.
>
> Cheers,
>
> // m
>
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