Classic ASP

Re: What the meaning of colon sign ":" in asp syntax?

aaaa0441 — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:43:17 GMT

Thank you. ^_^

Re: What the meaning of colon sign ":" in asp syntax?

florian_mrt — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:49:02 GMT

Yeah.

eg:

x_CompanyID = Null: ox_CompanyID = Null: x_CompanyName = Null: ox_CompanyName = Null: x_ROC = Null: ox_ROC = Null: x_PostalAddress = Null: ox_PostalAddress = Null: x_WebsiteAddress = Null: ox_WebsiteAddress = Null

Is the same as (and if you like, should normally be):

x_CompanyID = Null
ox_CompanyID = Null
x_CompanyName = Null
ox_CompanyName = Null
x_ROC = Null
ox_ROC = Null
x_PostalAddress = Null
ox_PostalAddress = Null
x_WebsiteAddress = Null
ox_WebsiteAddress = Null

In this case it's quite understandable why the code writer has used several code lines in a single line, but its not a recommended approach to keep your code clean and overseeable. If you're a C++, pascal or PHP programmor, a colon in ASP is the same as a semicolon in these other languages for multiple code statements on a single line.

Re: What the meaning of colon sign ":" in asp syntax?

aaaa0441 — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 04:48:35 GMT

Thanks, man.

So we can use colon sign to merge as many lines as we want into one line in ASP?

Re: What the meaning of colon sign ":" in asp syntax?

tomkmvp — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 13:25:35 GMT

It just allows you to put a second set of commands on the same line.

What the meaning of colon sign ":" in asp syntax?

aaaa0441 — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:55:01 GMT

I found the following asp code with colon sign ":" used. Is it any special type of variable declaration or initialization? Anyway, what's the use of it?

' Initialize common variables
x_CompanyID = Null: ox_CompanyID = Null
x_CompanyName = Null: ox_CompanyName = Null
x_ROC = Null: ox_ROC = Null
x_PostalAddress = Null: ox_PostalAddress = Null
x_WebsiteAddress = Null: ox_WebsiteAddress = Null