Use Operator from array in IF statement

Question

I am trying to use an operator which is selected from an array in an if statement. As the code is below I cannot compile it. Is there anyway around this ?

string[] operators = new string[]{"<",">","=","!="};

decimal value = Convert.ToDecimal(values[j]);
var operator1 = (operators[Convert.ToInt32(IQueryTypeList[k])]);
int jjj = Convert.ToInt32(NTestValueList[k]);

if (value operator1 jjj)
{
    IsActive = true;
}
else
{
    IsActive = false;
}

I'm not sure what @value is, but you can't use a string as the comparison operator in an if statement - you have to use the actual operator. — Tim
– Tim, Commented Jun 25, 2015 at 16:09
That was there by mistake, sorry, would it be possible to have an array of operators then ? — jOE127
– jOE127, Commented Jun 25, 2015 at 16:10
You can still use an array of operators, but you'll need to write logic using if/else or switch to determine what the operator is, and then in that block write the proper code. — Tim
– Tim, Commented Jun 25, 2015 at 16:11
possible duplicate of Convert string value to operator in C# — DavidG
– DavidG, Commented Jun 25, 2015 at 16:12

Code-Apprentice · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-25 16:12:42Z

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One way is to perform a string comparison with either an if-else chain or a switch statement. I don't know the exact syntax C#, so consider the following as pseudocode:

if (operator1.equals("<"))
    IsActive = value < jjj
// etc.

edited Jun 25, 2015 at 16:12

answered Jun 25, 2015 at 16:11

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Tim Over a year ago

Ohh...that's a very elegant solution :)

jOE127 Over a year ago

That was the kind of thing I was looking for, Thank you.

Code-Apprentice Over a year ago

@Tim Yah, I'm sure there are other, more elegant solutions. I'm a C# noob coming from Java. Of course, if this were part of a parser of some kind, I'd also build "node" classes which represent the operators in an abstract syntax tree. This would allow polymorphism rather than explicit if or switch.

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:29:57Z

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You can not simply use the string as an operator but you could write an extension method for using strings. Have a look here for more in-depth explanations.

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:29

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Tim Over a year ago

This should be a comment.

laskdjf · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-25 16:14:05Z

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You can use the switch-case logic:

string[] operators = new string[]{"<",">","=","!="};
decimal value = Convert.ToDecimal(values[j]);
var operator1 = (operators[Convert.ToInt32(IQueryTypeList[k])]);
int jjj = Convert.ToInt32(NTestValueList[k]);

switch (operator1)
{
    case "<":
        //do something here
        break;
    case ">":
         //do something here
        break;
    case "=":
        //do something here
        break;
    case "!=":
        //do something here
        break;
}

answered Jun 25, 2015 at 16:14

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