if and else if

[birdog]

Hi...

if one had rules to mean revert long or short...then separate rules for trends....then yet another for range trades and wanted them to all be in the same code...

would it be best to use:

if...

if...

if...

To separate the code out OR

if...

else if...

else if...

and why?

Lastly, any other consideration/tips when working with such a approach?

[sledge]

I think I follow what you are asking.

If you want any of the conditions to execute independently, use your upper example.

If you want only the conditions that happen to execute in the order you else if, then use the lower.

This might help: http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial/lesson2.html

Hi...

if one had rules to mean revert long or short...then separate rules for trends....then yet another for range trades and wanted them to all be in the same code...

would it be best to use:

if...

if...

if...

To separate the code out OR

if...

else if...

else if...

and why?

Lastly, any other consideration/tips when working with such a approach?

[newworldguy]

That would depend on whether the conditions are mutually exclusive or not. If they are then use:
if()

else if( )


otherwise, if more than one can be true at the same time then use consecutive if blocks,

Hope that helps.