Posted: 9/16/2011 5:07 PM
Post subject: Lua help with data types
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Pasky13
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I'm curious if Lua allows you to set a data type for variables. The reason I ask is I need a number to roll over...i.e. I want a 2 byte integer. 
myint = 0xFFFE
myint2 = myint + 0x350
I want myint2 to return 0x34E. Do I have to do this manually or can I declare a 2 byte data type with Lua? I tried looking at the reference manual and I didn't see anything that allows you to do this. Thanks.
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Posted: 9/16/2011 5:39 PM
(Edited: 9/16/2011 5:53 PM)
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Lex
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Posts: 732
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Use the modulo operator (%). 
myint = 0xFFFE
myint2 = (myint + 0x350) % 0x10000
Posted: 9/16/2011 5:41 PM
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Pasky13
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Lex wrote:
Use the modulo operator (%). 
myint = 0xFFFE
myint2 = (myint + 0x350) % 0xFFFF
Thank you.
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Posted: 9/16/2011 5:43 PM
(Edited: 9/16/2011 5:53 PM)
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Lex
Joined: 6/25/2007
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Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Pasky13 wrote:
Lex wrote:
Use the modulo operator (%). 
myint = 0xFFFE
myint2 = (myint + 0x350) % 0x10000
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Posted: 9/16/2011 5:52 PM
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Lex
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Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Oops! I did it wrong! Since (0xFFFE + 0x350) % 0xFFFF is not 0x34E, the correct code is
myint = 0xFFFE
myint2 = (myint + 0x350) % 0x10000
Posted: 9/16/2011 8:10 PM
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Randil
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Huh, I learned something now too. I always use "math.mod(x,y)" instead of "x % y". I think the latter is simpler.
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Posted: 9/16/2011 8:14 PM
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Lex
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Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The modulo operator (%) was only implemented in Lua 5. Before that (Lua 4 and below), you would have had to use your previous method.