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Ampersand vs Commas

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Posted on by Phineas

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What is the rule regarding using the ampersand (&) and double ampersands (&&), versus commas?

Which of the following is correct/best practice?

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If(EditForm.Visible,true, If(DataCardValue1.Selected.Value="Yes",true, If(User().FullName = DataCardValue2,true,false)))

If(EditForm.Visible,true && If(DataCardValue1.Selected.Value="Yes",true && If(User().FullName = DataCardValue2,true,false)))

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Drrickryp Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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@Phineas

Both of your formulas reduce to

EditForm.Visible, DataCardValue1.Selected.Value="Yes", User().FullName = DataCardValue2

without the If()'s.

@Drrickryp ,

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EditForm.Visible, DataCardValue1.Selected.Value="Yes", User().FullName = DataCardValue2

@Drrickryp ,

Department of Redundancy Department

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Phineas 5,325 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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So, in general, when are & or && 'required' or 'preferred'?

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@Phineas

"&" is used to concatenate strings, such as ThisItem.FirstName &", "& ThisItem.LastName".

"&&" and "," are interchangable as well as And(element1, element2, element3). IMHO, neither form is preferred or required except for how they might make a long formula more readible.

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