[ownedbycats]

I have this template for a composite column used for sorting in one VL/view manager view.

program:
## This one checks that #kobostatus has a value. If it does, return 'no' if it matches two specific criteria, and 'yes' otherwise.
	if 
		$#kobostatus
	then 
		switch_if(
			'\[(Add|Send) to Device\]' in $#kobostatus, 'No',
			$#kobostatus=='[Kobo Store]' && !$#kobodate, 'No',
		 	'Yes'
		)		
	fi

Functionally, this should do the same thing:

program: 
## This returns an empty if #kobostatus doesn't have a value. Other lines are unaffected.
	switch_if(
		!$#kobostatus, '',
## Alternate: $#kobostatus=='',
		'\[(Add|Send) to Device\]' in $#kobostatus, 'No',
		$#kobostatus=='[Kobo Store]' && !$#kobodate, 'No',
	 	'Yes'
	)

Would either of them be particularly faster?