Help me with what syntax is best

[Leepox]

Hi All!

Basically, I want to run a number of actions in a sequential order with temperature being the trigger:

Do w until 25°C
Do x until 100°C
Do y until 400°C
Do z for the rest

I have been thinking an if else statement but I'm pretty sure there's a better way of doing it (while loops?).

Thanks!

[whiteflags]

Do ... until statements usually mean a loop is best, but make sure there is some sort of progression. If the temperature is constant it would mean you are programming an infinite loop.

[Leepox]

Yeah that's what I was scared of. But in my case the particle temperature does not stay constant. And if it falls under a certain range then can code it to just go for the default "do z for the rest".

[Adak]

do {     
   //
}while(temp<N);

Usually works best whenever a loop must go around at least once, since the test is at the bottom of the loop. A while loop, on the other hand, tests right at the top of the loop, so it will only go through the loop, if the initial test is true. That's a nice distinction to have.

[Leepox]

That I did not know, thanks! It makes more sense that way if it was a sequential action. I shall let you know how it fares

[oogabooga]

Yeah that's what I was scared of.

Don't be afraid!

Try something like this:

while (more)
{
    if      (t <  25)  t = w(t);
    else if (t < 100)  t = x(t)
    else if (t < 400)  t = y(t);
    else               more = z(???);
}

or this:

while (t <  25) t = w(t);
while (t < 100) t = x(t);
while (t < 400) t = y(t);
while (more)    more = z(???);

The second one is probably better since the first performs the if tests every iteration. I'm just representing the fact that t must be updated by passing it in and out. Do what you will.