OpenEuphoria

Re: Rob: Feature request for next release

• Posted by "Juergen Luethje" <j.lue at gmx.de> Oct 17, 2005
• 1430 views

christian cuvier wrote [quoting level corrected]:

> posted by: Bernie Ryan
>
>> Vincent wrote:
>>
>>> Rob, can we have some basic bit shifting routines for the next release:
>>> shift_left() and shift_right()? It doesnt matter to me if they are
>>> implemented internally, machine_proc/func(), or routines in "misc.e"...
>>> anything would do; they are neccessary.
>>
>> Vincent:
>>   shifting is already available in Euphoria by
>>   multiplying and dividing  by 2.
>>   check the library doc.
>>   see power function
>> Bernie
>
> I'd rather push for rotate() functions that would work on any 32-bit
> integers.

You can do this and much more, using <http://rapideuphoria.com/bit.zip>.

> Btw, what could be even more useful is to be able to perform elementary
> arithmetic on memory locations. For instance, you currently have to type

This can not be done with bit.zip.

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Regards,
   Juergen

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