1. abs function
A cleaner abs function.
function absolutevalue(atom i) -- doesn't need to be an integer!
atom r
r =3D i
if i<0 then
r =3D -1 * i
end if
return r
end function
--Alan
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2. Re: abs function
Alan Tu wrote:
>A cleaner abs function.
>
>function absolutevalue(atom i) -- doesn't need to be an integer!
> atom r
> r = i
> if i<0 then
> r = -1 * i
> end if
> return r
>end function
Alan, if you want to be serious about cleaning, get rid of the cobwebs:
function absolutevalue(atom i)
if i<0 then
return -i
end if
return i
end function
jiri
3. Re: abs function
This one works with sequences too.
function abs(object x)
return x*(x>=0)-x*(x<0)
end function
Graeme.
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4. Re: abs function
>Alan, if you want to be serious about cleaning, get rid of the cobwebs:
I was saying cleaning in relation not to your function. But I _really,
really_ like
return (x<0)*(-2)+x
Now that _is_ a blast.
--Alan
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5. Re: abs function
Oops Jiri.. you beat me to it.. :)
Greg Harris
HHS
-----Original Message-----
From: jiri babor <jbabor at PARADISE.NET.NZ>
To: EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Date: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: abs function
>Alan Tu wrote:
>
>
>>A cleaner abs function.
>>
>>function absolutevalue(atom i) -- doesn't need to be an integer!
>> atom r
>> r = i
>> if i<0 then
>> r = -1 * i
>> end if
>> return r
>>end function
>
>
>
>Alan, if you want to be serious about cleaning, get rid of the cobwebs:
>
>function absolutevalue(atom i)
> if i<0 then
> return -i
> end if
> return i
>end function
>
>jiri
>
6. abs function
Okay, one last shot at this:
function abs(object x)
return ((x>=0)*2-1)*x
end function
This is how I would have done it in C, well, more or less anyways.
Laters,
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_|ohn
