_indexof2
 

Make a second version of all the _indexof functions such that they are CaSE seNsItIVE.

Hmm. I'm sure it has many uses, but I can't seem to think of any...

Well, the base 64 system Stefan created to deal with storing tiles is case sensitive.

So?

So Jagen asked me to script the conversion for him, and the most efficient way I could think of included indexof to calculate the values of the letters.

It could be quite useful for the upcoming 3.1 that has editboxes and things.

That's the most efficient way you could think of? Shame on you.

I am positive indexof is a far cry more efficient that a ton of ifs trying to figure out the decimal value of the letter.

You wouldn't need 'a ton' if you coded it correctly.

Still, far better 1 line as opposed to 64 virtually identical if clauses

I can create a string, call it this.values, and arrange all the characters such that their position in the string is their decimal value. However, for this to work right, indexof needs to differentiate between G and g.

Since I don't have access to v3 engine, I can't do a switch statement, which would still be quite a bit longer. So, I am stuck with

NPC Code:

---

if (strequals(A,#e(blah)))

{

this.decimal+=blah;

}

---

over and over again

I already said you wouldn't need many. Three, perhaps? Maybe four.

Yes, or you could use an efficient method.

Would you care to explain how three to four ifs could allow me to convert one of 64 characters into their decimal equivalents?

Secondly, how is it at all inefficient to condense those ifs into a single indexof?

You'd obviously need a little more code as well; the if-statements would merely divide the characters into ranges. After that, it would be a simple matter of arithmatic.

Please tell me you're not one of those people who thinks that shortness of script == efficiency.

So, you admit, you just aren't adding three ifs, you are adding other things. And these "ranges" how would you define them?

As for the length of the script, no, I think it is a lot more efficient to say "where is it located?" than several "is it this? No? Well is it that?"

indexof may start to be a less efficient piece of code when used 10000 times; but, from what I have seen of differences in efficiency at this level of iteration, I doubt that it's going to be a problem.