Thread: Is there a "when" statement in C++?

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    Is there a "when" statement in C++?

    Is there a "when" statement in C++? I mean, like:
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    when(TRUE)
    {
    //do this
    }
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    Yes, except it's cunningly referred to as while.

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    Nope, just use while loops
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    Originally posted by Eibro
    Yes, except it's cunningly referred to as while.
    No, when I use while, it won't execute the code anytime the code is true. It only checks when its reached.
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    >Is there a "when" statement in C++?
    No, just negate the while loop:
    Code:
    while ( !TRUE )
    
    or
    
    while ( FALSE )
    >Yes, except it's cunningly referred to as while.
    You're confusing while with some form of until. while continues as long as the condition is true, when or until continues as long as the condition is false.

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    I think what you are saying is that you want your program to do something whenever a condition is true ( for example x == 3 ), but otherwise just be running some other section of code normally.

    While not the most efficient way, one method would be to spawn another thread which is constantly checking the condition and acting appropriately like
    while(true) if(x == 3)doSomething();

    But this is probably not the optimal solution to your problem, but if you describe more about what you are trying to do, then I can probably suggest a better way.

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    I'm making a RPG. I want
    Code:
    levup(/*the exp needed to levelup*/100)
    to activate (the exp needed is gonna go up every time levup() is called )whenever the exp meets a certain requirement. I don't want it to be check every so often.
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    >to activate (the exp needed is gonna go up every time levup() is called )whenever the exp meets a certain requirement. I don't want it to be check every so often.<

    Why not just check for a level up whenever exp is added? Create a table of exp needed and cross reference this from your level up function.
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    Yeah, it's called an if check. Every time you give experience, you check to see if it levels them. How hard is that?
    Code:
    You::GainExp( expValue )
    {
        itsExp += expValue;
        CheckLevelUp( );
    }
    
    You::CheckLevelUp( )
    {
        if( itsExp >= someFormulae )
            GainLevel( );
    }

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    its probably more efficient to read some tutorials or books on c++ rather than posting a whole thread on each thing as simple as an if statement

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    Using an if statement within a while loop is(in my book) considered an when statement.

    Because within the while loop, things are happening. The if statement is like when this happens(if(this is true)) do this within the while loop.

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    or a while loop in an if .

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