«if-then-else alternative to Platform.case» by LightRate

on 22 Jun'16 10:34 in platform
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// Normally, controlling platform specific commands is implemented with Platform.case:

(
Platform.case
{\osx}
{
	openOS("https://apple.com")
}
{\linux}
{
	openOS("https://linux.com")
}
{\unix}
{
	openOS("http://unix.org")
}
{\windows}
{
	openOS("https://microsoft.com")
}
);

// But what if you need an 'if-then-else' style of Platform control?

// In these situations, the Platform.case method isn't the most elegant, or efficient solution.

// Here is an alternative route:

if(
	thisProcess.platform.asSymbol == 'an OSXPlatform',
	{
		// true function
	},
	{
		// false function
	}
)
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grirgz ↪ user 26 Jun'16 16:06

3 others way to put it in a If:

thisProcess.platform.name == \osx thisProcess.platform.class == OSXPlatform thisProcess.platform.isKindOf(OSXPlatform)

LightRate ↪ user 28 Jun'16 03:58

Well done, these are even better than my original solution.

thisProcess.platform.isKindOf(OSXPlatform) reads the most like english, which is a marker of really, really good code.