somebody wrote:
Quote:
Is this the best we to conditionally do something if str is NOT equal to
one, two, three, or four, AND mystr is NOT equal to X?
For example, I want the if block to execute if str equals "seven" and
mystr equals "Y"
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if ( !(str.equals("one")) && !(str.equals("two")) &&
!(str.equals("three")) && !(str.equals("four")) &&
(mystr.compareTo("X") != 0) )
{
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Then do this...
That depends on what you mean by 'best'. It'll work but this may be more
readable:
if (!str.matches("(one)|(two)|(three)|(four)") &&
mystr.compareTo("X") != 0) {
//do stuff
}
But maybe your way is faster.
I usually prefer the more readable code to the fastest.
Best,
Robert
