> On Jun 30, 2018, at 10:03 AM, Jerry Jensen via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > >> On Jun 30, 2018, at 8:00 AM, Mark Wieder via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> Indeed. I'm not too upset about the loss of the bitshift operators other >> than the lack of backward compatibility, but I'm surprised by their demise. >> In terms of minimal use of microprocessor cycles I'd expect that the fastest >> would be >> >> a || (b << 8) || (c << 16) || (d << 32) > > Yabut - I don’t know if LCScript understands integer numerics. Aren’t numbers > always handled as floating point?
And I read about bitor in the 9.0.0 dictionary: the operands are treated as binary between 0 and a signed 32 bit integer (2^32 - 1) max. So bitor wouldn’t do unless it has grown up into the 64 bit world. Agreed that bitshift operators would be a desirable operator, not necessarily for this task. .Jerry _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
