The Weird and The Wonderful

else
{
    PDFIncludeWatermark_ = "filenotfound";
}

string valueStr = value.ToString();
TruthChecker tc=new TruthChecker();
// now notice how simple: we do not use 'if', just call our helper once:
PDFIncludeWatermark_ = tc.CheckIfTrue();


    class TruthChecker
    {
        private static List<string> _truths = null; // static - optimaze time as the calculation is only done if needed and even so , only once!
        List<string> Truths { get { return _truths!=null ? _truths : (_truths = FindAllTruths() ); } }

        TruthChecker() {
        }

        private static List<string> FindAllTruths() {
             List<string> allTruths = new List<string>();
             char[] t = {'t','r','u','e'};
             for(int i=0;i<Math.Pow(2,t.Length); i++) {
                StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
                for(int j=0; j<t.Length; j++) {
                    int k = (i>>j)&1;
                    sb.Append(t[j]+('A'-'a')*k);
                }
                allTruths.Add(sb.ToString());
            }
            return allTruths;
        }

        public string CheckIfTrue(string tru)
        {
            try {
                var v = 
                    from t in Truths
                    where t == tru
                    select t;

                if (v.ElementAt(0).ToString().Length == "true".Length) {
                    return "true";
                }
            } catch (Exception ex) {
                tru = ex.Message;
            }
            return "false";
        }
    }

Try
' This code starts up a form.
Catch oE as Exception
' Do nothing. If the form does not start you'll notice soon enough.
End Try

try{
//Do stuff
} catch { }

Naerling wrote:

Don't really know what oE is

Naerling wrote:

Don't really know what oE is

RobCroll wrote:

The problem is some programmers just don't get it.