Retardating scripts, one at a time

[Yen]

Is retardating a word? Let's assume it is.

Just thought I'd share this script I made to convert decimal to hexadecimal, as an example of how retarded I can be.
I don't even know what I was doing, or why I was doing it. Then I looked at it and went '... Oh my god.' and created the latter.

PHP Code:

function math_DecToHex(decv) {
  temp.hex = "0123456789ABCDEF";
  temp.places = int(log(16,decv));
  temp.total = decv;
  for (temp.h = temp.places; temp.h >= 0; temp.h--) {
    temp.subtract = int(temp.total/(16^temp.h));
    if (temp.total < 16^temp.h) continue;
    temp.newvalue = temp.subtract;
    temp.total -= temp.subtract * (16^temp.h);
    temp.toreturn @= temp.hex.substring(temp.subtract,1);
  }
  return temp.toreturn;
} 


PHP Code:

function math_DecToHex(decv) {
  temp.hex = "0123456789ABCDEF";
  temp.total = decv;
  while (int(temp.total) > 0) {
    temp.toreturn = temp.hex.substring(temp.total%16,1) @ temp.toreturn;
    temp.total = int(temp.total/16);
  }
  return temp.toreturn;
} 


[Admins]

You mean you want to show how to optimize / simplify scripts?
Although in this example it would be simpliest to do format("%X",decv) I guess

[coreys]

Cool, although (I'll probably seem stupid saying this lol) but what use could you use it for? Unless you're just curious to know what a decimal is in hexadecimal value...or for hex editing...

[Gambet]

Originally Posted by Stefan

You mean you want to show how to optimize / simplify scripts?
Although in this example it would be simpliest to do format("%X",decv) I guess

format() has no practical use. Not to mention it's a waste of time.

[Yen]

Down with format!

Yes, I made it mainly for hex editting. It's too much trouble to handle conversions with Window's calculator.

[coreys]

Originally Posted by Yen

Down with format!

Yes, I made it mainly for hex editting. It's too much trouble to handle conversions with Window's calculator.

hax! ;(

[xAndrewx]

format(_("%"), ee)
kicks ass

[Skyld]

Originally Posted by Gambet

format() has no practical use. Not to mention it's a waste of time.

It has much practical use and it is certainly not a waste of time.

[Admins]

Probably was a joke

[Twinny]

I'd use format() but my powers of pure laziness prevent me from learning how to use it... or achieve any actual development.....meh

Development hell sucks

[xAndrewx]

Originally Posted by Skyld

It has much practical use and it is certainly not a waste of time.

Hell yeh!

[Gambet]

Originally Posted by Skyld

It has much practical use and it is certainly not a waste of time.

How is it anymore useful than using @'s, SPCs, etc? It's not very practical besides for using to shorten the length of some lines of code. It all depends on personal style, since you can argue that either is easier to read.

Personally, I find it faster to not use format. If you misplace things while using format, then the outcome won't be that of which you intended, thus making you pay extra attention to where you place things in order for it to work correctly. It's more of a hassle for something that has no real practical use. You get the same outcome in the end.

It's not a matter of efficiency, it's a matter of personal choice, thus, making it less practical than you make it to be. Format() was created to simplify code, yet, it's much more of a hassle than simple writing the whole thing out. And, as I stated before, it's not really easier to read considering the fact that if you don't know how to use format, you wouldn't understand anything that that specific line of code was supposed to do.

It can be argued either way.

[Skyld]

Originally Posted by Gambet

How is it anymore useful than using @'s, SPCs, etc? It's not very practical besides for using to shorten the length of some lines of code. It all depends on personal style, since you can argue that either is easier to read.

Personally, I find it faster to not use format. If you misplace things while using format, then the outcome won't be that of which you intended, thus making you pay extra attention to where you place things in order for it to work correctly. It's more of a hassle for something that has no real practical use. You get the same outcome in the end.

It's not a matter of efficiency, it's a matter of personal choice, thus, making it less practical than you make it to be. Format() was created to simplify code, yet, it's much more of a hassle than simple writing the whole thing out. And, as I stated before, it's not really easier to read considering the fact that if you don't know how to use format, you wouldn't understand anything that that specific line of code was supposed to do.

It can be argued either way.

PHP Code:

temp.foo = "My " @ temp.animal @ " is eating my " @ temp.food @ " quite " @ temp.speed @ "! I am " @ temp.emotion @ "!"; 


PHP Code:

temp.foo = format("My %s is eating my %s quite %s! I am %s!", temp.animal, temp.food, temp.speed, temp.emotion); 


I know which I would prefer to edit if I had to.

[Gambet]

Originally Posted by Skyld

I know which I would prefer to edit if I had to.

Exactly my point, it's all based on personal preference.

In the end, it's the same thing, just one contains a shorter length than the other, but it could be easier for one to edit a line that wasn't using format, rather, @'s and so forth.


Format() is fine, it's just not very practical when it wouldn't effect your script efficiency wise if you use it or not.

[Admins]

Format-strings can be quite hard to read when you have many %s and %d and %+3d and stuff in it, although I often prefer it since it makes it easier for the translation system.