creating a dynamic if statement via reflection

[Digital Fart]

I have 3 strings containing "10" , "20", ">="

would it be possible via reflection to generate a dynamic if statement
that return true or false and testing it like this

if ( 10 >= 20 )

so a string becomes a test of 2 integers

and how would i code this?

[Larry Lard]

Digital Fart wrote:

I have 3 strings containing "10" , "20", ">="

would it be possible via reflection to generate a dynamic if statement
that return true or false and testing it like this

if ( 10 >= 20 )

so a string becomes a test of 2 integers

and how would i code this?

Well, the easy answer is that 10 isn't greater than or equal to 20, so
you don't need that if statement :)

But seriously, we need to know what the actual inputs are. Do you have:

- a string containing the representation of an integer, another such,
and the string ">="
- a string containing the representation of an integer, another such,
and a string containing a C# comparison operator
- a string containing the representation of some kind of number,
another such, and a string containing a C# comparison operator
- three arbitrary strings that when concatenated yield an expression
with a boolean value
- three arbitrary strings that when concatenated might yield an
expression with a boolean value

or something else?

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Larry Lard
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[Digital Fart]

On 19 Jan 2006 06:08:55 -0800, "Larry Lard" <la*******@hotmail.com>
wrote:

3 strings that contain a value that represent an integer
( i read them from a flatfile )
the operator is something the user can enter as a string

so
string1 = "10"
string2 = "20"
operatorstring = ">="

now i need to know if integer_value_of_string1 >=
integer_value_of_string2

does this make more sence?

Digital Fart wrote:

I have 3 strings containing "10" , "20", ">="

would it be possible via reflection to generate a dynamic if statement
that return true or false and testing it like this

if ( 10 >= 20 )

so a string becomes a test of 2 integers

and how would i code this?

Well, the easy answer is that 10 isn't greater than or equal to 20, so
you don't need that if statement :)

But seriously, we need to know what the actual inputs are. Do you have:

- a string containing the representation of an integer, another such,
and the string ">="
- a string containing the representation of an integer, another such,
and a string containing a C# comparison operator
- a string containing the representation of some kind of number,
another such, and a string containing a C# comparison operator
- three arbitrary strings that when concatenated yield an expression
with a boolean value
- three arbitrary strings that when concatenated might yield an
expression with a boolean value

or something else?

[bb]

what about using an eval class (similar to the javascript one)

an example of which is here http://www.osix.net/modules/article/?id=761

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

"Digital Fart" <pr*********@angelfire.com> wrote in message
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I have 3 strings containing "10" , "20", ">="

would it be possible via reflection to generate a dynamic if statement
that return true or false and testing it like this

if ( 10 >= 20 )

so a string becomes a test of 2 integers

and how would i code this?

you could use some eval class, I think I saw a link a time ago here, look in
the archives.

otherwise if you know that you have two string that can be converted to
integer you could do a Convert.ToInt32 with them, using the third string (
the operator) as the expression of a switch clause, after all the operators
are a finite number.

--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

[Larry Lard]

Digital Fart wrote:

On 19 Jan 2006 06:08:55 -0800, "Larry Lard" <la*******@hotmail.com>
wrote:

3 strings that contain a value that represent an integer
( i read them from a flatfile )
the operator is something the user can enter as a string

so
string1 = "10"
string2 = "20"
operatorstring = ">="

now i need to know if integer_value_of_string1 >=
integer_value_of_string2

does this make more sence?

Sure does!

Use Int32.Parse to convert the strings to ints; then just switch on the
operator and perform the appropriate comparison:

// validation? error handling? not in this sample!
bool Compare(string number1, string number2, string op)
{
int n1 = Int32.Parse(number1);
int n2 = Int32.Parse(number2);

switch(op)
{
case "==":
return (n1 == n2);
case "!=":
return (n1 != n2);
//etc
}
}

--
Larry Lard
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