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Programming Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central - Sixth Edition

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Product type Book
Published in Apr 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789137798
Pages 536 pages
Edition 6th Edition
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Authors (3):
Marije Brummel Marije Brummel
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David Studebaker David Studebaker
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Christopher D. Studebaker Christopher D. Studebaker
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters

Preface Introduction to Business Central Tables Data Types and Fields Pages - The Interactive Interface Queries and Reports Introduction to AL Intermediate AL Advanced AL Development Tools Successful Conclusions Assessments Other Books You May Enjoy

Expressions

Expressions in AL are made up of four elements—constants, variables, operators, and procedures. We could include a fifth element, expressions, because an expression may include a subordinate expression within it. As we become more experienced in coding AL, we will find that the capability of nesting expressions can be both a blessing and a curse, depending on the specific use and readability of the result.

We can create complex statements that will conditionally perform important control actions and operate in much the same way that a person would think about a task. We can also create complex statements that are very difficult for a person to understand. These are tough to debug and sometimes almost impossible to deal with in a modification.

One of our responsibilities is to be able to tell the difference so that we can write code that makes sense in operation, but is also easy to read and understand.

According to the Business Central Docs, an AL expression (https...

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