/!$command inside if-else/while statements

I don't know if this was reported before, since it's difficult to search for this subject by entering anything other than short keywords.

In the past, people used "!" as a shortcut for /halt in events (especially RAW events). This was deprecated and doesn't seem to work anymore.
Other than that, "!" is used as a /command prefix to tell mIRC not to process the command as an alias, and also as a NOT modifier for most if-else/while operators.

That said, I guess mIRC isn't consistent with "!" inside an if-else/while statement in a single line. Try the test aliases below:

Code:

alias some_alias_here { return echo -ag * This $1 be echoed }
alias test1 { if (1) !$some_alias_here(WON'T) }
alias test2 { if (1) ! $+ $some_alias_here(WON'T) }
alias test3 { !$some_alias_here(WILL) }
alias test4 {
  if (1) {
    !$some_alias_here(WILL)
  }
}

Only /test3 and /test4 will work, and /test1 will also try to send "$some_alias_here(WON'T)" to the IRC server, forgetting to evaluate the identifier.
The behaviour above will be reproduced if you use /else or /while instead of /if.

It'll also work if you replace "! $+ $some_alias_here" by "$+(!,$some_alias_here)", but that's not really the point, since I'm talking about an inconsistence. That's not something urgent to fix, though.

Another quirk to cherish and nurture :P
Doesnt seem to be ! related but rather $+ related

Code:

//noop $regex(lol,,//) | if (1) { . $+ noop $regex(lol,a,/(a)/) | echo -a $regml(lol,1) <-- ? }

and

Code:

//noop $regex(lol,,) | if (1 == 1) { . $+ noop $regex(lol,a,/(a)/) | echo -a $regml(lol,1) <-- ? }

Both dont work. however

Code:

//noop $regex(lol,,) | if (1 == 1) { .noop $regex(lol,a,/(a)/) | echo -a $regml(lol,1) <-- ? }

Does

I see you've replied to an "old" version of my post (I need to stop editing my posts like crazy, lol). Check it out and you'll see in the examples it's not really about the $+.

Edit(lol)
However, it seems you've spotted something between $+ and /noop. Even $+(!,noop) or $+(.,noop) won't work:

Code:

//$+(!,noop) $regex(a,(.)) | echo -ag $regml(1)

Sorry, that didn't work because I was trying the code from the editbox (which doesn't allow that anymore).
Yeah, I guess there's something between if-else/while and $+ as well.

Yes that does seem peculiar what strikes me though is that
alias test1 { !$some_alias_here(WILL) } works. ! and . are (as you stated) command prefixes and are expected not to work in this case since the special meanings ! and . are not carried down to the the procedure $some_alias_here calls.

IMO it should not work to begin with :P

I guess this is $.somemircident and $/somemircident ugly sibling.

Bug still stands though if !$someident works so should ! $+ $someident in those cases you mentioned.

Some other !. weirdness

Code:

alias myalias { inc %someglobalvar | return %someglobalvar }
alias test6 { 
  !! echo -a this doesn't trigger $myalias 
  ! echo -a trigger $myalias 
  !. echo -a trigger $myalias 
}

will !! be the new "elitist" comment style? :P