Re: [Templates] SELECT CASE question

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>>>>> "Robert" == Robert  <sigzero@xxxxx.xxx> writes:

Robert> Currently I have an IF/ELSE block that determines if the loop.count is 
Robert> divisible by 2 and it sets the background color.

Robert> [% IF (loop.count % 2)  %]
Robert>         <tr id="trcol1">
Robert>             <td>[% report.DSTRCT_CODE %]</td>
Robert>             <td>[% report.WORK_ORDER %]</td>
Robert>             <td>[% report.CREATION_DATE %]</td>
Robert>             <td>[% report.LAST_MOD_DATE %]</td>
Robert>             <td>[% report.ORIGINATOR_ID %]</td>
Robert>             <td>[% report.SURNAME %]</td>
Robert>             <td>[% report.FIRST_NAME %]</td>
Robert>         </tr>
Robert>     [% ELSE %]
Robert>         <tr id="trcol2">
Robert>             <td>[% report.DSTRCT_CODE %]</td>
Robert>             <td>[% report.WORK_ORDER %]</td>
Robert>             <td>[% report.CREATION_DATE %]</td>
Robert>             <td>[% report.LAST_MOD_DATE %]</td>
Robert>             <td>[% report.ORIGINATOR_ID %]</td>
Robert>             <td>[% report.SURNAME %]</td>
Robert>             <td>[% report.FIRST_NAME %]</td>
Robert>         </tr>
Robert>     [% END %]

I stared at that about ten times to make sure those names were the
same.  Since they are, why didn't you just do this?

         <tr id="trcol[% IF loop.count % 2; "1"; ELSE; "2"; END %]">
            <td>[% report.DSTRCT_CODE %]</td>
            <td>[% report.WORK_ORDER %]</td>
            <td>[% report.CREATION_DATE %]</td>
            <td>[% report.LAST_MOD_DATE %]</td>
            <td>[% report.ORIGINATOR_ID %]</td>
            <td>[% report.SURNAME %]</td>
            <td>[% report.FIRST_NAME %]</td>
          </tr>

Much easier to maintain!

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