code snippets

[bh2k]

For everyone who is a coding member here I think we should start a thread for basic snippets and other little coding tid bits. I really want to ask kazoo if there is a possibility that I can write some extra addons to this forum so we can help beginners with their code. For instance one that matches functions from PHP and provides a link to the manual.

This is a totally random snip that finds the ASCII of HOLYBIBLE and matches it as 666 thus proving in code HOLYBIBLE=666 :-p



for($s='HOLYBIBLE',$i=0,$n=0;$i<strlen($s);$n+=ord($s{$i}),$i++);print$n.'<br>';


Anything is cool to post. :D

[Kazoo]

what kind of extra add ons do you have in mind?

[bh2k]

For instance:

I write a code snippet for someone who is having a problem with something in their code, but I use a function the person has never heard of or used themselves. I want to make an addon that automaticallly takes functions that fit a regular expression string and turn them into a link that links to the function in the manual.

example:
This is an amazingly simple example but just to illustrate what I mean

<?php
$values = array('one','two','three','four');
$num = rand(0,count($values));
echo values[$num];
?>

Which after going through the function replacement code would come back as...

<?php
$values = array( (http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array.php)'one','two','three','four');
$num = rand( (http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.rand.php)0,count($values));
echo values[$num];
?>

So if the person looking at the code has no idea what rand or array did they would automatically get links to the manual so they can see what they do.

[matt9669]

Hmm - I'm thinking something along the lines of a VB function that does this automatically for code incased in the function. Something like, [ code = php ] (code) [ /code ] where the function would operate differently (link to a different function library/reference) based on the code type specified. You could start with PHP and add languages as time and resources permit.

[Kazoo]

Let's see how this goes before we start messing with the forum coding ;)

[matt9669]

Oops, too late, looks like I botched the whole database and sent a worm to a million computers, all traced back to XS . . . crap . . . :lol2:

By definition a function is a separate entity and does not affect other functions, so adding a new VB function would not affect the way the forums operate. That said, I'm in no hurry here, just thinking how to implement bh2k's idea :toast:

[bh2k]

Yea, well I have to perfect the regular expression I'm using to find and replace these functions. Anyone who is good with regex care to help?