Numbers to strings to numbers again
 

I think I an getting the hang of this language, but I ran into a
puzzler. I have a large array of data objects initialized at onLoad()
time in an HTML page. I send them in as numbers. I gather that things
are strings unless specifically made otherwise.

I do a search on the data, which is essentially a loop of string
compares. That works fine. So I want to optimize a little bit, and do
some basic numeric comparisons before I start the linear search.

I did not use parseInt() or parseFloat(), I just used the str - 0 trick
to force type conversion. However, something is not working.

Perhaps it really just needs the parseInt()/parseFloat(), or perhaps I
am missing a whole step somehow.

thanks for another pair of eyes
comments welcome...

==
function doDocInit() {

//...

gzSrch_DataSrc = new makeSrchArray();
if ( gzSrch_DataSrc == null ) {
window.alert( "Problem getting Srch data src" );
return;
}

//....
}

//================================================== ========
function SrchDataObj( inSrch, inReal, inNeg) {
this.zdSrch = inSrch;
this.zdReal = inReal;
this.zdNeg = inNeg;
}

function makeSrchArray() {
var i = 0;

this[i++] = new SrchDataObj( 23, 99.6, -345.8 );
this[i++] = new SrchDataObj( 24, 98.7, -442.5 );
// a few thousand entries here...

this[i ] = null;
this.length = i;
}


//================================================== =====
function lkupSrch( inSrchStr ) {
// lkup a valid Srch in
var i;
var found = false;
var loop = gzSrch_DataSrc.length;

if (0) {
var sInd;
var inSrchNum, tSrchNum;
// make lkup a little faster
// relies on sorted SrchDataSrc
sInd = loop/2;
inSrchNum = inSrchStr - 0; // use hack to convert to number
tSrchNum = gzSrch_DataSrc[ sInd].zdSrch - 0;
if ( tSrchNum < tSrchNum) {
sInd = loop/4;
tSrchNum = gzSrch_DataSrc[ sInd].zdSrch - 0;
if ( inSrchStr < tSrchNum) {
i = 0;
} else {
i = sInd - 1;
}
} else {
sInd = 3*(loop/4);
tSrchNum = gzSrch_DataSrc[ sInd].zdSrch - 0;
if ( inSrchStr < tSrchNum) {
i = (loop/2) - 1;
} else {
i = sInd - 1;
}
}
} else {
i = 0;
}

// now loop
for ( ; i<loop; i++ ) {
if ( gzSrch_DataSrc[i].zdSrch == inSrchStr) {
found = true;
//window.alert( SrchFld.value);
break;
}
}
if ( found == false) {
return false;
}
gzCurSrch = i;
return true;
}

Re: Numbers to strings to numbers again
 

one man army said:
>
>I think I an getting the hang of this language, but I ran into a
>puzzler. I have a large array of data objects initialized at onLoad()
>time in an HTML page. I send them in as numbers. I gather that things
>are strings unless specifically made otherwise.
>
> I do a search on the data, which is essentially a loop of string
>compares. That works fine. So I want to optimize a little bit, and do
>some basic numeric comparisons before I start the linear search.
>
> I did not use parseInt() or parseFloat(), I just used the str - 0 trick
>to force type conversion. However, something is not working.
>
> Perhaps it really just needs the parseInt()/parseFloat(), or perhaps I
>am missing a whole step somehow.
>
> thanks for another pair of eyes
> comments welcome...
>
>==
>function doDocInit() {
>
> //...
>
> gzSrch_DataSrc = new makeSrchArray();
> if ( gzSrch_DataSrc == null ) {
> window.alert( "Problem getting Srch data src" );
> return;
> }
>
> //....
>}
>
>//================================================== ========
>function SrchDataObj( inSrch, inReal, inNeg) {
> this.zdSrch = inSrch;
> this.zdReal = inReal;
> this.zdNeg = inNeg;
>}
>
>function makeSrchArray() {
> var i = 0;
>
> this[i++] = new SrchDataObj( 23, 99.6, -345.8 );
> this[i++] = new SrchDataObj( 24, 98.7, -442.5 );
> // a few thousand entries here...
>
> this[i ] = null;
> this.length = i;
>}
>

Why not:

makeSrchArray = new Array();
makeSrchArray[23] = new DataObj( 99.6, -345.8 );
makeSrchArray[24] = new DataObj( 98.7, -442.5 );
// ...

Re: Numbers to strings to numbers again
 

In article <dovb4v0jt7@drn.newsguy.com>, Lee <REM0VElbspamtrap@cox.net>
wrote:

> one man army said:
> >
> >==
> >function doDocInit() {
> >
> > //...
> >
> > gzSrch_DataSrc = new makeSrchArray();
> > if ( gzSrch_DataSrc == null ) {
> > window.alert( "Problem getting Srch data src" );
> > return;
> > }
> >
> > //....
> >}
> >
> >function SrchDataObj( inSrch, inReal, inNeg) {
> > this.zdSrch = inSrch;
> > this.zdReal = inReal;
> > this.zdNeg = inNeg;
> >}
> >
> >function makeSrchArray() {
> > var i = 0;
> >
> > this[i++] = new SrchDataObj( 23, 99.6, -345.8 );
> > this[i++] = new SrchDataObj( 24, 98.7, -442.5 );
> > // a few thousand entries here...
> >
> > this[i ] = null;
> > this.length = i;
> >}
> >
>
> Why not:
>
> makeSrchArray = new Array();
> makeSrchArray[23] = new DataObj( 99.6, -345.8 );
> makeSrchArray[24] = new DataObj( 98.7, -442.5 );
> // ...
>
>

the primary key here is sparse, so they are not a sequential integer
like the snippet, although it is a positive integer.

Re: Numbers to strings to numbers again
 

In article <newsAT-35BD88.15140428122005@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com >,
one man army <newsAT@screenlightDOT.com> wrote:

> sInd = loop/2;

A: sInd comes out to a float, and therefor cannot be used as an index to
an array. I have to round to int.

Re: Numbers to strings to numbers again
 

one man army napisal(a):
> I think I an getting the hang of this language, but I ran into a
> puzzler. I have a large array of data objects initialized at onLoad()
> time in an HTML page. I send them in as numbers. I gather that things
> are strings unless specifically made otherwise.

Or implemented otherwise.
Try the following in Opera.

var txt=new String("hello\nworld"); // leaving no doubt what we assign.
var ln=txt.split('\n');

Sorry, Opera first casts the txt into some kind of non-string object
(tell me what kind...) and then dumps an error that we're trying to
..split() something that isn't a string. String(txt).split('\n'); works.

Re: Numbers to strings to numbers again
 

one man army said:

>> Why not:
>>
>> makeSrchArray = new Array();
>> makeSrchArray[23] = new DataObj( 99.6, -345.8 );
>> makeSrchArray[24] = new DataObj( 98.7, -442.5 );
>> // ...
>>
>>
>
> the primary key here is sparse, so they are not a sequential integer
>like the snippet, although it is a positive integer.

Javascript handles sparse arrays quite nicely.

Re: Numbers to strings to numbers again
 

In article <dp0or8011j9@drn.newsguy.com>,
Lee <REM0VElbspamtrap@cox.net> wrote:

> one man army said:
> ...
> >> Why not:
> >>
> >> makeSrchArray = new Array();
> >> makeSrchArray[23] = new DataObj( 99.6, -345.8 );
> >> makeSrchArray[24] = new DataObj( 98.7, -442.5 );
> >> // ...
> >
> > the primary key here is sparse, so they are not a sequential integer
> >like the snippet, although it is a positive integer.
>
> Javascript handles sparse arrays quite nicely.
>

hmm, well, something to consider. But the data obj is working right now.
I think if I fix things in that regard, it would be to add a real MySQL
DB in the back and some Php to do the queries. But none of that is going
to happen before the demo.