IsChatBoxTextLines

This is just a small change from Zeph's 'IsChatBoxTextAnyLine'. I only added a couple Parameter's but I find it pretty useful.

SCAR Code:

{*******************************************************************************
function IsChatBoxTextAnyLine(Text: string; Line1, Line2, TextCol: Integer): Boolean;
By: ZephyrsFury
Description: Returns true if Text with colour TextCol is found between 'Line1'
and 'Line2'.
*******************************************************************************}
function IsChatBoxTextLines(Text: string; Line1, Line2, TextCol: Integer): Boolean;
var
  II: Integer;
begin
  Result := True;
  for II := Line2 downto Line1 do
    if (FindChatBoxText(Text, II, TextCol)) then
      Exit;
  Result := False;
end;

Could you post the original?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Nava2

Could you post the original?

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SCAR Code:

{*******************************************************************************
function IsChatBoxTextAnyLine(Text: string; TextCol: Integer): Boolean;
By: ZephyrsFury
Description: Returns true if Text with colour TextCol is found anywhere in the
  chat box.
*******************************************************************************}
function IsChatBoxTextAnyLine(Text: string; TextCol: Integer): Boolean;
var
  II: Integer;
begin
  Result := True;
  for II := 8 downto 1 do
    if (FindChatBoxText(Text, II, TextCol)) then
      Exit;
  Result := False;
end;

Btw, nice new avvy :p

Added. Thanks. :)

You should add in a Max and Min check, just as a fool-proof failsafe :P

SCAR Code:

function IsChatBoxTextLines(Text: string; Line1, Line2, TextCol: Integer): Boolean;
var
  II: Integer;
begin
  Result := True;
  for II := Max(Line1, Line2) downto Min(Line1, Line2) do
    if (FindChatBoxText(Text, II, TextCol)) then
      Exit;
  Result := False;
end;

~NS

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Nadeem

You should add in a Max and Min check, just as a fool-proof failsafe :P

SCAR Code:

function IsChatBoxTextLines(Text: string; Line1, Line2, TextCol: Integer): Boolean;
var
  II: Integer;
begin
  Result := True;
  for II := Max(Line1, Line2) downto Min(Line1, Line2) do
    if (FindChatBoxText(Text, II, TextCol)) then
      Exit;
  Result := False;
end;

~NS

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Got that :)

lol IDK why, but im starting to get obsession for shortening functions today...

SCAR Code:

function IsChatBoxTextLines(Text: string; Line1, Line2, TextCol: Integer): Boolean;
var
  I: Integer;
begin
  for I := Max(Line1, Line2) downto Min(Line1, Line2) do
    Result := FindChatBoxText(Text, I, TextCol);
    if Result then Exit;
end;

And I also made this one to return the Line number that text is present at:

SCAR Code:

function IsChatBoxTextLines(Text: string; var L: Integer; L1, L2, Col: Integer): Boolean;
begin
  for L := Max(L1, L2) downto Min(L1, L2) do
    Result := FindChatBoxText(Text, L, TextCol);
    if Result then Exit;
end;

~NS

I want to beat you :):

SCAR Code:

function IsChatBoxTextLines(Text: string; var L: Integer; L1, L2, Col: Integer): Boolean;
begin
  for L := Max(L1, L2) downto Min(L1, L2) do
    Result := FindChatBoxText(Text, L, TextCol);
end;

lol, I like it :) Although if you do not exit on the line it was True at, it'll return the wrong line number! Cuz what I did was, declare var L: Integer and at the same time using that return value as the loop's decreasing value :P



~NS

Quote:

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Originally Posted by ZephyrsFury

Added. Thanks. :)

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Happy to help

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Nadeem

lol IDK why, but im starting to get obsession for shortening functions today...

SCAR Code:

function IsChatBoxTextLines(Text: string; Line1, Line2, TextCol: Integer): Boolean;
var
  I: Integer;
begin
  for I := Max(Line1, Line2) downto Min(Line1, Line2) do
    Result := FindChatBoxText(Text, I, TextCol);
    if Result then Exit;
end;

And I also made this one to return the Line number that text is present at:

SCAR Code:

function IsChatBoxTextLines(Text: string; var L: Integer; L1, L2, Col: Integer): Boolean;
begin
  for L := Max(L1, L2) downto Min(L1, L2) do
    Result := FindChatBoxText(Text, L, TextCol);
    if Result then Exit;
end;

~NS

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You're missing a set of begin and ends.

SCAR Code:

function IsChatBoxTextLines(Text: string; Line1, Line2, TextCol: Integer): Boolean;
var
  I: Integer;
begin
  for I := Max(Line1, Line2) downto Min(Line1, Line2) do
  begin
    Result := FindChatBoxText(Text, I, TextCol);
    if Result then Exit;
  end;
end;

Quote:

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Originally Posted by ZephyrsFury

You're missing a set of begin and ends.

SCAR Code:

function IsChatBoxTextLines(Text: string; Line1, Line2, TextCol: Integer): Boolean;
var
  I: Integer;
begin
  for I := Max(Line1, Line2) downto Min(Line1, Line2) do
  begin
    Result := FindChatBoxText(Text, I, TextCol);
    if Result then Exit;
  end;
end;

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It works besides the begin end;, doesn't it? But dun matter :P As long as it works, its all good.



~NS

you didnt have it in the begin end nest so it would not exit until it went through all the lines, whilst zephs (with the begin end nest) exits as soon as it sees the result, saving some time ;) both work, just Zephs is a bit more efficient.

Awesome :) Never knew that!



~NS

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Blumblebee

you didnt have it in the begin end nest so it would not exit until it went through all the lines, whilst zephs (with the begin end nest) exits as soon as it sees the result, saving some time ;) both work, just Zephs is a bit more efficient.

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Well actually it wouldn't work if you don't exit cos say for example Lines are from 1 to 8, it would search from line 8 going downto 1. If it found the text on line 4 it would set Result to True. If you exit at this point Result would remain true. However if you didn't it would keep going to line 3, 2, 1 and would set Result back to False again if the text isn't found.

orite forgot that :o haha sorry.

Guys, don't forget that... Sometimes a code with lower amount of lines is definitely not better than a code with higher amount of lines.

I am pointing out to speed now, it matters much more. Every single ms matters!

Here is a great little example:

SCAR Code:

var
  i, tmr, x, h: Integer;
  TSA: TStringArray;
  
begin
  SetArrayLength(TSA, 10000000);
  tmr:= GetSystemTime;
  for i:= 0 to High(TSA) do
    Inc(x);
  WriteLn('Method A: X increased from 0 to ' + IntToStr(x) + ' (took ' + IntToStr(GetSystemTime - tmr) + 'ms.)');
  x:= 0;
  tmr:= GetSystemTime;
  h:= High(TSA);
  for i:= 0 to h do
    Inc(x);
  WriteLn('Method B: X increased from 0 to ' + IntToStr(x) + ' (took ' + IntToStr(GetSystemTime - tmr) + 'ms.)');
  SetArrayLength(TSA, 0);
end.

Now, the "IsChatBoxTextLines" function (that ZephyrsFury fixed), would be faster with higher amount of lines...

Old:

SCAR Code:

function IsChatBoxTextLines(Text: string; Line1, Line2, TextCol: Integer): Boolean;
var
  i: Integer;
begin
  for i:= Max(Line1, Line2) downto Min(Line1, Line2) do
  begin
    Result:= FindChatBoxText(Text, i, TextCol);
    if(Result)then
      Exit;
  end;
end;

New:

SCAR Code:

function IsChatBoxTextLines(Text: string; Line1, Line2, TextCol: Integer): Boolean;
var
  i, tmpMx, tmpMn: Integer;
begin
  tmpMn:= Min(Line1, Line2);
  tmpMx:= Max(Line1, Line2);
  for i:= tmpMx downto tmpMn do
  begin
    Result:= FindChatBoxText(Text, i, TextCol);
    if(Result)then
      Exit;
  end;
end;

I myself got this lesson from Ron, and I am so glad I did. :) It probably doesn't matter so much with small projects, but when you'll get around bigger projects in SCAR, you'll definitely want to get around maximum speeds. :p

-Jani

lol yes, I know about that too, but never used it because we are only dealing with a maximum number of 8 lines so the at most you can save is probably 1ms? maybe it won't even make a difference :P But nevertheless it is a good strategy for larger loops.



~NS