tm_ternary Function

This function is a replacement for HCL ternary operator a ? b : c. It circumvent some limitations, like both expressions of the ternary producing values of the same type. The tm_ternary function is not even limited to returning actual values, it can also return expressions. Only the first boolean parameter must be fully evaluated. If it is true, the first expression is returned, if it is false the second expression is returned.

The function signature is:

tm_ternary(bool, expr, expr) -> expr

Examples

tm_ternary(false, access.data1, access.data2)

Will return the expression access.data2. While:

tm_ternary(true, access.data1, access.data2)

Will return the expression access.data1.