If-Or-Statement within Shape Scripts

[Viking]

Hi together,

is there a way to use an If-Or-Statement within a shape script?

"if-else" is not an option, because then I would have to copy the script within the brackets (e.g. if (a=1) {do XY} else if (a=2) {do XY}). I need something like "if (a=1) else if (a=2) {do XY}".

Setting a variable inside the shape script could help me, but I think that this is not possible (e.g. if (a=1) {var1=1}; if (a=2) {var1=1};  if (var1=1) {do XY}).

Any suggestions? Many thanks in advance V.

[qwerty]

Shapescript is dumb as bread. IF only accepts one HasProperty method as argument. No string comparison. No arithmetics.

q.

[Viking]

Shapescript is dumb as bread. IF only accepts one HasProperty method as argument. No string comparison. No arithmetics. q.

Really? I thought that the existing scripting languages were not good enough and it was necessary to invent a new one. Is that a misinformation?

[qwerty]

Why take a proven, existing language, if you can invent a new one? Or even another one for transformations?

q.

[Viking]

Why take a proven, existing language, if you can invent a new one? Or even another one for transformations?
q.

This is a very good question. I don't know if we will find out the reason one day.

[Glassboy]

Why take a proven, existing language, if you can invent a new one? Or even another one for transformations?

Suggest that it's replaced with SVG, that's always fun :-)

[qwerty]

Only if they consider including animated icons.

q.

[Geert Bellekens]

Why take a proven, existing language, if you can invent a new one? Or even another one for transformations?

q.

The benefit is that it provides us (the consultants who know how to use those languages) with job security

Geert

[Viking]

O.k. Back to the question. It seems to me that I have to copy the scrpt several times ->  if (a=1) {do XY} else if (a=2) {do XY}.

Or is there a possibility to implement subroutines (Like the sub shapes)?

[qwerty]

The first sentence in my first reply still stands.

q.

[Viking]

The first sentence in my first reply still stands.
q.

So there is no workaround. Many thanks for your answers.

[Eve]

Yes, the language is simplistic.

I've handled this is the past by reversing the logic.

if (a!=1) {
   if (a!=2)   {do XY}
}

[WarrenKenyon]

I believe what qwerty is saying is that you cannot do text or value comparisons in ShapeScript.  There is no "if ( a=1 )" syntax.  There is only "if (hasproperty(a))"

[qwerty]

Exactly. The polite way of stating ShapeScript's capabilities is what Simon said. I'm more that rude guy.

q.

[Paolo F Cantoni]

Exactly. The polite way of stating ShapeScript's capabilities is what Simon said. I'm more that rude guy.

q.

So long as Simon meant "too simple to work properly" - which is the corect meaning of "simplistic".  Simplistic is NOT a fancy way of saying "simple". There's a word for that - "simple"

Paolo