Re: Convert T/F
At 4:20 pm -0800 2/4/02, Scott Rossi wrote: Can true and false be converted into their numeric equivalents (1/0)? to which he got a lot of replies showing, that if you try hard enough, you can make Metatalk just as unreadable as Perl or C. itemOffset, bitwise operations, abs, referenced parameters . although, disappointingly, no matrixMultiply (yet). You're all mad. :) function convertTF pWhich ##patent pending if pWhich is true then return 1 else return 0 end if end convertTF I bet it's faster too. And I bet Scott was really looking for something else. Cheers Dave ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: Convert T/F
Can true and false be converted into their numeric equivalents (1/0)? to which he got a lot of replies showing, that if you try hard enough, you can make Metatalk just as unreadable as Perl or C. And I bet Scott was really looking for something else. To which I respond true. I assumed there was some built-in MetaTalk conversion for this but perhaps there isn't (surprising). As for me, I like this one: itemoffset(tf,false,true)-1 Thanks to all for the creative functions. :-) Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director, Tactile Media [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tactilemedia.com ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: Convert T/F
I like this one: itemoffset(tf,false,true)-1 Although wordOffset(string,false true)-1 ...works better in my situation since I'm dealing with the entire word and there's no need to initialize matches, etc. Thanks again. Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director, Tactile Media [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tactilemedia.com ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Convert T/F
Can true and false be converted into their numeric equivalents (1/0)? Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director, Tactile Media [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tactilemedia.com ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: Convert T/F
Scott Rossi wrote: Can true and false be converted into their numeric equivalents (1/0)? The perfect chance to post one of my favorite handlers. Wish I'd written it: function whichOne var,fld1,fld2 -- from a handler by Tony Root -- Handles a case where you need to return one value if your key is empty, another if not. return (item offset(char 1 of (var = empty),tf) of quote fld1 , fld2 quote) end whichOne You can adapt it to almost anything: function whichOne var -- pass true or false return (item offset(char 1 of (var=true),tf) of 1,0 end whichOne -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: Convert T/F
Here's another way to do it: function ConvertTF what return abs(5-length(what)) end ConvertTF Enjoy! Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ - Original Message - From: J. Landman Gay [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 8:00 PM Subject: Re: Convert T/F Scott Rossi wrote: Can true and false be converted into their numeric equivalents (1/0)? The perfect chance to post one of my favorite handlers. Wish I'd written it: function whichOne var,fld1,fld2 -- from a handler by Tony Root -- Handles a case where you need to return one value if your key is empty, another if not. return (item offset(char 1 of (var = empty),tf) of quote fld1 , fld2 quote) end whichOne You can adapt it to almost anything: function whichOne var -- pass true or false return (item offset(char 1 of (var=true),tf) of 1,0 end whichOne -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: Convert T/F
Hey, while we're at it: on convertTF @tf put the wholeMatches into saveMatches set the wholeMatches to true get (itemOffset(tf, false,true)) if (it 0) then put it into tf set the wholeMatches to saveMatches end convertTF This will actually change the value of the variable IF it is true or false. Otherwise, it is untouched. Just another variant... Regards, Brian ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: Convert T/F
My entry: function tf bool return charToNum(char 3 of bool) bitAnd 1 end tf Dar Scott ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: Convert T/F
On Tuesday, April 2, 2002, at 08:08 PM, Ken Ray wrote: function ConvertTF what return abs(5-length(what)) end ConvertTF I like this! But why abs()? If this doesn't need abs(), I think you might have the winning entry, Ken! function ConvertTF what return 5-length(what) end ConvertTF Dar Scott ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
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Good point, Dar! When it went through my head, I was thinking of (length(what) - 5) and needed the abs() to get a positive 1. However once it went down in email, I forgot to remove it... Thanks! Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ - Original Message - From: Dar Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 10:24 PM Subject: Re: Convert T/F On Tuesday, April 2, 2002, at 08:08 PM, Ken Ray wrote: function ConvertTF what return abs(5-length(what)) end ConvertTF I like this! But why abs()? If this doesn't need abs(), I think you might have the winning entry, Ken! function ConvertTF what return 5-length(what) end ConvertTF Dar Scott ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
