'empty string' test in MP

'empty string' test in MP

[Peter Rolf]

Hi all,

I pass a string to a MP graphic using \setMPtext{LABEL}{TEXT}. The
string can also be empty, and then no action (for the text) is taken.
How can I test in MP, if the given \MPstring{LABEL} is empty?

I have tried everything I can imagine in the last one hour, but no
success. Not my day...

This is the old, not working version

if not(\MPstring{LABEL}="") : % is always true.


Peter

Re: 'empty string' test in MP

[Hans Hagen]

Peter Rolf wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I pass a string to a MP graphic using \setMPtext{LABEL}{TEXT}. The
>string can also be empty, and then no action (for the text) is taken.
>How can I test in MP, if the given \MPstring{LABEL} is empty?
>
>I have tried everything I can imagine in the last one hour, but no
>success. Not my day...
>
>This is the old, not working version
>
>if not(\MPstring{LABEL}="") : % is always true.
>
>  
>
unless to set it to nothign (currently you don't assign it at all)

take this:

\setupcolors[state=start]

\starttext

\startuseMPgraphic{test}
    fill fullcircle
        scaled 1cm
        withcolor if not(\MPstring{XX}="") : red else : green fi ;
\stopuseMPgraphic

\useMPgraphic{test} \start \setMPtext{XX}{} \useMPgraphic{test} \stop

\unprotect

\def\MPtext       #1{\executeifdefined{\@@MPT#1}\empty}
\def\MPstring    #1{"\executeifdefined{\@@MPT#1}\empty"}
\def\MPbetex #1{btex \executeifdefined{\@@MPT#1}\empty etex}

\protect

\useMPgraphic{test} \start \setMPtext{XX}{} \useMPgraphic{test} \stop

\stoptext

the current definitions return "\relax" when a text is not defined; i'll 
change the definitions

Hans

Re: 'empty string' test in MP

[Peter Rolf]

Hans Hagen wrote:
> Peter Rolf wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I pass a string to a MP graphic using \setMPtext{LABEL}{TEXT}. The
>> string can also be empty, and then no action (for the text) is taken.
>> How can I test in MP, if the given \MPstring{LABEL} is empty?
>>
>> I have tried everything I can imagine in the last one hour, but no
>> success. Not my day...
>>
>> This is the old, not working version
>>
>> if not(\MPstring{LABEL}="") : % is always true.
>>
>>  
>>
> unless to set it to nothign (currently you don't assign it at all)
>
yes and no. I had an older macro

\XXmacro[#1]#2{%
 ...
\ifsecondargument\setMPtext{XX}{\SomeFontsettings\strut#2}\else\setMPtext{XX}{}\fi

which is naturally always true. I replaced it with a \doiftextelse and
now everything is working as expected.
Thanks for the enlightenment and the nice example :)

Peter

> take this:
> 
> \setupcolors[state=start]
> 
> \starttext
> 
> \startuseMPgraphic{test}
>    fill fullcircle
>        scaled 1cm
>        withcolor if not(\MPstring{XX}="") : red else : green fi ;
> \stopuseMPgraphic
> 
> \useMPgraphic{test} \start \setMPtext{XX}{} \useMPgraphic{test} \stop
> 
> \unprotect
> 
> \def\MPtext       #1{\executeifdefined{\@@MPT#1}\empty}
> \def\MPstring    #1{"\executeifdefined{\@@MPT#1}\empty"}
> \def\MPbetex #1{btex \executeifdefined{\@@MPT#1}\empty etex}
> 
> \protect
> 
> \useMPgraphic{test} \start \setMPtext{XX}{} \useMPgraphic{test} \stop
> 
> \stoptext
> 
> the current definitions return "\relax" when a text is not defined; i'll
> change the definitions
> 
> Hans
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