Aren't there still inefficiencies in accessing packed values that aren't on 32-bit alignments?
________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glenn Williams Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 7:24 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Re: How to tell if variable is an int, uint, or a Number? A little off topic I know but I really hope that at some point the Flash Player extends it number handling to include byte, word, long etc. I hate using int or uint when I know I really just need a byte or whatever. It just pains me. I suppose that's due to my machine code background, but it always feels so wasteful. Glenn Williams tinylion development UK www.flex-ria.com www.tinylion.co.uk From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of EECOLOR Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 11:51 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: How to tell if variable is an int, uint, or a Number? I would recommend you to use the getQualifiedClassName method, it is a bit less expensive than the describeType method. Greetz Erik On 5/16/08, Paul Whitelock <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: Alrighty then, I filed a bug report since the following outputs "int": var uintVar:uint = 5; trace(describeType(uintVar)[EMAIL PROTECTED]()); --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "Gordon Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think there is a conceptual distinction between the runtime type of an > AS3 value and the compile-time type of a var or parameter that holds > such a value. > > > > The 'is' operator works on values. A value like 5 'is' both an int, a > uint, and a Number because it is a legal value in the set of possible > values for each of these types. > > > > But I would expect a var declared as > > > > var u:uint; > > > > to report itself via describeType() as a uint, just like int and Number > do. It seems like a bug that it doesn't. > > > > Gordon Smith > > Adobe Flex SDK Team > > >
