Condition and Arguments seem not to be same evaluated

[dev-ivan-markovic]

Hello everybody,

I have an issue with the following logic:
var input = "{\"FirstName\": \"MyName\",\"LastName\": \"MyLastName\",\"OrderNumber\": \"Test214\"}"; JObject parsed = JObject.Parse(input); var result = Smart.Format("TEST: {OrderNumber:True {OrderNumber} |False {OrderNumber}}", parsed); Console.WriteLine(result);
Condition is always false. Do you see something wrong with this approach?

Please check the example here:
https://dotnetfiddle.net/zJ6BfN

Thank you
Ivan

[axunonb]

Hi Ivan
From the format string it's hard to figure out, what you would like to achieve: What does True or False in terms of the OrderNumbermean? I guess you would like to use the ChooseFormatter or the ConditionalFormatter. Did you take a look at the samples in the Wiki?
If you change your example to

var result = Smart.Format("TEST: {OrderNumber:choose(Test214):{}|other number}", parsed);

you will get "other number" in the ouput, if the OrderNumber is not "Test214".
Hope this helps to get started.

[dev-ivan-markovic]

Something like this would be ideal:

var result = Smart.Format("{OrderNumber:choose(null):{}| sometext}", parsed);

[axunonb]

For this case, use the ConditionalFormatter, with a modified example form the Wiki:

var input = new { OrderNumber = "Order123" };
var result = Smart.Format("{OrderNumber:cond:{}|No text to display}", input);
Console.WriteLine(result);

If OrderNumber is null or empty, the text literal will be rendered.

[dev-ivan-markovic]

This works like a charm with anonymous objects. I have a problem with my json logic.

var inputFromJson = JObject.Parse("{OrderNumber:null}");
var result = Smart.Format("{OrderNumber:cond:Exists|EmptyText}", inputFromJson);

The result is "Exists" :(
If you have idea please, if not I will search a way to make anonymous from JSON without knowing a definition of anonymous.

Thank you!

[axunonb]

var result = Smart.Format("{OrderNumber.ToString:cond:Exists|EmptyText}", inputFromJson);

[dev-ivan-markovic]

That's it! Beautiful.

Thank you very much!