topic Re: Looking for a Parenthesis when there are ones there - help in Attribute Rules Questions

Looking for a Parenthesis when there are ones there - help

LorindaGilbert — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 22:59:06 GMT

Hi,

Working on a new AR and it keeps telling me that it needs a Close Parenthesis. I've checked this thing over and over and don't see any missing. It is based on another script that works - hence my confusion. Says it is on the first 'else if' line.

Thanks!

var addrtype = $feature.AddrType

var addrsub = $feature.AddrSubCode

var addrstat = $feature.AddrStatus

var lsotype = $feature.LSOType

var unit = $feature.Unit

if (addrtype == 1) {

addrstat = 'A';

}

else if ((addrtype = 3) && (addrsub = 'PRESUB') && (!IsEmpty(unit))) {

addrstat = 'R';

}

else if ((addrtype = 3) && (addrsub = 'MODEL')) {

addrstat = 'R';

}

else if ((addrtype = 3) && ((addrsub != 'MODEL') or (addrsub != 'PRESUB'))) {

addrstat = 'A';

}

else if (addrtype = 2) {

addrstat = 'A';

}

else {

addrstat = addrstat;

}

return addrstat;

Re: Looking for a Parenthesis when there are ones there - help

DavidSolari — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 23:42:26 GMT

Line 16 uses "or" instead of "||", that might be leading to the error message.

Re: Looking for a Parenthesis when there are ones there - help

DavidSolari — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 23:55:22 GMT

You're also using the assignment operator "=" when you should be using the equality operator "==" in a bunch of places, that'll usually lead to bugs if it also isn't causing a syntax error.

Re: Looking for a Parenthesis when there are ones there - help

jcarlson — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 03:43:18 GMT

In addition to @DavidSolari 's advice, you might also try using the function When. It works the same as a big if/else block, but it's more concise.

return When( addrtype == 1, 'A', addrtype == 3 && addrsub = 'PRESUB' && !IsEmpty(unit), 'R', // and so on. the last line is the default "else" option addrstat )

Re: Looking for a Parenthesis when there are ones there - help

LorindaGilbert — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:31:43 GMT

I knew it was something silly that I was missing. That one has tripped me up several times - you'd think that I would learn to look for that one 😜

Thanks!

Re: Looking for a Parenthesis when there are ones there - help

LorindaGilbert — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:32:21 GMT

I'll give this a try in the future, needed to get it working and in the hands of testers quickly.

Thanks.