Dumb if question

[Bob]

In a sub

Private Mysub (string strLang)

{

if (strLang = "FR") Won't compile.

strLang is declared as string in the sub's parameter collection.

I get an error message saying Cannot implicitly convert type 'string' to
'bool'

What am I doing wrong?

Any help would be appreciated

Bob

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello Bob,

Tough time? :)

double == maybe?

BIn a sub
B>
BPrivate Mysub (string strLang)
B>
B{
B>
Bif (strLang = "FR") Won't compile.
B>
BstrLang is declared as string in the sub's parameter collection.
B>
BI get an error message saying Cannot implicitly convert type 'string'
Bto 'bool'
B>
BWhat am I doing wrong?
B>
BAny help would be appreciated
B>
BBob
B>
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WBR,
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"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche

[cSharpLess]

"Bob" <bd*****@sgiims.comkirjoitti
viestissä:uN**************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

<snip>

if (strLang = "FR") Won't compile.

Well, change it to

if (strLang == "FR")

and see what happes?

<snip>

[Lebesgue]

What happens? He will tell you that it won't compile because it's written in
VB. There is no "sub" keyword in C# :-)

"cSharpLess" <[e-mail] in message
news:eN**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>
"Bob" <bd*****@sgiims.comkirjoitti
viestissä:uN**************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

<snip>

> if (strLang = "FR") Won't compile.

Well, change it to

if (strLang == "FR")

and see what happes?

<snip>

[cSharpLess]

"Lebesgue" <le******@gmail.comkirjoitti
viestissä:O7**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

What happens? He will tell you that it won't compile because it's written
in VB. There is no "sub" keyword in C# :-)

=) Maybe I should go to sleep instead of trying to stubbornly get some code
finished, obviously I'm not really "awake" and working condition anymore :)

[Mark Rae]

"Bob" <bd*****@sgiims.comwrote in message
news:uN**************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

In a sub

???

What am I doing wrong?

Any help would be appreciated

Well, what language is this, for a start...?

[cSharpLess]

"Lebesgue" <le******@gmail.comkirjoitti
viestissä:O7**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

What happens? He will tell you that it won't compile because it's written
in VB. There is no "sub" keyword in C# :-)

hmm, second look on that code... Wouldn't it be

Private Mysub (strLang As string) for VB and not
Private Mysub (string strLang) as he had?

[Morten Wennevik]

Hi Bob,

in C# = assigns the right value to the left, so strLang = "FR" meansstore "FR" in strLang.
if(strLang) will try to determine if strLang is true or false, and the compiler will complain since a string can't be true or false.

As other have mentioned use == to determine equality and get a boolean value true or false.

The use of capital P in private and sub in the function name might indicate you come from a vb background. C# uses lower case p in private although capital P will work as well.

Furthermore, you will get a compiler error since your method lacks a return value, a sub i C# written as any other method (Subs and Functions are all methods in C#) but with 'void' specified as return value

private void Mysub (string strLang)
{
if (strLang == "FR)
// do something
}

On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:22:36 +0200, Bob <bd*****@sgiims.comwrote:

In a sub

Private Mysub (string strLang)

{

if (strLang = "FR") Won't compile.

strLang is declared as string in the sub's parameter collection.

I get an error message saying Cannot implicitly convert type 'string' to
'bool'

What am I doing wrong?

Any help would be appreciated

Bob

--
Happy coding!
Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]

[Dave Sexton]

The op's code is CSharp even though he forgot to make "Private" lowercase and refers to the method as a "sub".

Note the "{" and the error referring to "bool".

I bet he was a VB programmer previously since VB only uses one "=".

Private Mysub (string strLang)

{

if (strLang = "FR") Won't compile.

strLang is declared as string in the sub's parameter collection.

I get an error message saying Cannot implicitly convert type 'string' to 'bool'

--
Dave Sexton

"Lebesgue" <le******@gmail.comwrote in message news:O7**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

What happens? He will tell you that it won't compile because it's written in VB. There is no "sub" keyword in C# :-)

"cSharpLess" <[e-mail] in message news:eN**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>
"Bob" <bd*****@sgiims.comkirjoitti viestissä:uN**************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

<snip>

>> if (strLang = "FR") Won't compile.

Well, change it to

if (strLang == "FR")

and see what happes?

<snip>

[Bob]

Thanks Morten, appreciate the help. You're right I'm used to VB but I try to
be open about it :-)
Like everyone else, I guess I'll end up learning new stuff.
Thanks again
Bob

"Morten Wennevik" <Mo************@hotmail.comwrote in message
news:op.td4p4u0bklbvpo@stone...
Hi Bob,

in C# = assigns the right value to the left, so strLang = "FR" means store
"FR" in strLang.
if(strLang) will try to determine if strLang is true or false, and the
compiler will complain since a string can't be true or false.

As other have mentioned use == to determine equality and get a boolean value
true or false.

The use of capital P in private and sub in the function name might indicate
you come from a vb background. C# uses lower case p in private although
capital P will work as well.

Furthermore, you will get a compiler error since your method lacks a return
value, a sub i C# written as any other method (Subs and Functions are all
methods in C#) but with 'void' specified as return value

private void Mysub (string strLang)
{
if (strLang == "FR)
// do something
}

On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:22:36 +0200, Bob <bd*****@sgiims.comwrote:

In a sub

Private Mysub (string strLang)

{

if (strLang = "FR") Won't compile.

strLang is declared as string in the sub's parameter collection.

I get an error message saying Cannot implicitly convert type 'string' to
'bool'

What am I doing wrong?

Any help would be appreciated

Bob

--
Happy coding!
Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]