What do compilers do with compile-time branching?

TL;DR There are several ways to get different run-time behavior dependent on a template parameter. Performance is usually equal, so flexibility and maintainability are the main concern. In all cases, the various thin wrappers and constant conditional expressions will all be optimized away on any decent compiler for release builds. Below a small summary with … Read more

Why Java does not see that Integers are equal?

Check out this article: Boxed values and equality When comparing wrapper types such as Integers, Longs or Booleans using == or !=, you’re comparing them as references, not as values. If two variables point at different objects, they will not == each other, even if the objects represent the same value. Example: Comparing different Integer … Read more

Single line if statement with 2 actions

Sounds like you really want a Dictionary<int, string> or possibly a switch statement… You can do it with the conditional operator though: userType = user.Type == 0 ? “Admin” : user.Type == 1 ? “User” : user.Type == 2 ? “Employee” : “The default you didn’t specify”; While you could put that in one line, … Read more