Closed Bug 253360 Opened 19 years ago Closed 19 years ago

IF() should be replaced by CASE WHEN

Categories

(Bugzilla :: Bugzilla-General, defect)

defect
Not set
normal

Tracking

()

RESOLVED FIXED
Bugzilla 2.20

People

(Reporter: Tomas.Kopal, Assigned: Tomas.Kopal)

References

(Blocks 1 open bug)

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(1 file)

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As IF(cond, exp1, exp2) function is MySQL specific, we should replace it with
CASE WHEN cond THEN exp1 ELSE exp2 END, which is supported by all major
databases (see bug 182136).
The patch will follow

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
Since when does MySQL support it?
Attachment #154536 - Flags: review?
"CASE was added in MySQL 3.23.3"  (see
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Control_flow_functions.html). I think we
currently require 3.23.3 or higher, right?
yeah, just found that in the changelog myself before coming back here.  How
interesting.

Yes, we currently require 3.23.41 or newer, so that shouldn't be a problem at all.

(Although I do think IF() is easier to read, but compatibility rules...)
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
Attachment #154536 - Flags: review? → review+
Assignee: justdave → Tomas.Kopal
Flags: approval?
Target Milestone: --- → Bugzilla 2.20
Flags: approval? → approval+
Checking in editgroups.cgi;
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new revision: 1.41; previous revision: 1.40
done
Checking in editusers.cgi;
/cvsroot/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/editusers.cgi,v  <--  editusers.cgi
new revision: 1.68; previous revision: 1.67
done
Checking in process_bug.cgi;
/cvsroot/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/process_bug.cgi,v  <--  process_bug.cgi
new revision: 1.211; previous revision: 1.210
done
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 19 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
QA Contact: matty_is_a_geek → default-qa
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