I think the IfController could be used to check a variable set by an
assertion, and end the iteration depending on that value.
-Mike
On Tue, 2004-06-08 at 14:39, Chris Povirk wrote:
> On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 10:10:00 -0400
> Michael Stover wrote:
>
> > >
> > > if(condition)
> > > {
> > > // do thing 1
> > > // do thing 2
> > > }
> > >
> > > ...to actually perform...
> > >
> > > if(condition)
> > > {
> > > // do thing 1
> > > }
> > > if(condition)
> > > {
> > > // do thing 2
> > > }
> >
> > I suspect that this second case is the desired behavior. Many would
> > want to use the IfController to break out of the iteration on error.
> > Your examples of how it might be undesireable are A) avoidable as you
> > say, and B) both have other controllers that more effectively achieve
> > those results (ie loop controller and throughput controller). But, the
> > documentation should reflect the difference.
> *snip*
> > It could be a checkbox parameter that one can check to switch between
> > the two behavior types.
>
> A documentation change would probably be sufficient. In any case, I don't think a
> checkbox to configure the behavior is worth it, but that may just be my personal
> preference. As you say, there are ways to fake the single-evaluation method, and if
> I hadn't been experimenting with the broken 2.0.0 IfController, I probably would not
> have used it this specific way (with Math.random()).
>
> A question, though: Could you clarify what you mean by using IfController with the
> current behavior "to break out of the iteration on error?" Just a simple example or
> something -- I don't quite understand what you mean.
>
> Regardless, it seems to me that the null --> nextIsNull() change would be a good
> thing.... If you do "break out" of the iteration due to an error, you'll presumably
> want to start over the next time through. Then again, as I said, I'm not sure I
> understand this use of IfController.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --Chris
>
> ---
> jakarta-jmeter-2.0.0-cvs/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/control/IfController.java.orig
> 2004-05-24 18:12:30.000000000 -0500
> +++ jakarta-jmeter-2.0.0-cvs/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/control/IfController.java
> 2004-06-08 13:21:14.834024536 -0500
> @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
> if (result)
> return super.next();
> else
> - return null;
> + return nextIsNull();
>
> }
>
> @@ -237,4 +237,4 @@
> }
> }
>
> -}
> \ No newline at end of file
> +}
>
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