Comparing two double variables Objective-C - iphone

double a = 10.123420834;
double b = 100.123412321;
if (a > b) {
// do something here
}
I am trying to compare the two values, the code above doesn't seems to work. Any idea?

The code is correct.
Note that your snippet is equivalent to
float a = 10.123420834;
float b = 100.123412321;
if (a > b) {
// do something here
}
since Objective C uses double by default unless the number is followed by an f.
Also note that a < b, so the if statement will always evaluate to FALSE. Hence you may want to do
double a = 10.123420834;
double b = 100.123412321;
if (a > b) {
// do something here
} else {
// do something else here
}
to test this properly.

double a = 10.123420834
double b = 100.123412321
You need to have a semicolon at the end of each of those lines.

The code in your example is correct. Your problem must be in the "do something here", or elsewhere.

Related

"If" statement with an optional value not working

I have an if statement with a variable, however the if statement does not work correctly and I am guessing it is because of an optional value on the variable.
The statement goes something like this
If (x == 6) {
}
x does = 6 but I cannot get the if statement to work.
When I do a "print x", the result is
Optional("6")
So I know the number is 6 but it seems that the optional value is making this if statement not work. I cannot get this unwrapped so I'm looking for another option.
See the double quotes? It means that x is String type not Int. You can do this way to make be more standard
if let x = x where x == "6" {
}
If you are getting:
Optional("6")
it means that the value is actually a string and not an int. If it was an int you would get:
Optional(6)
To double check you can try:
if x == "6"
{
}
I hope that helps.
How have you defined x
You’ll not get an optional if it is like
let x = 6 \\or var x = 6
if x == 6 {
print(x)
}
Will return you 6 not Optional("6")

c++ Overloading == for complex numbers

I am attempting to overload the == operator then test it with the code in the main function. It gives me an error and says the z in my if statement must be a bool type or converted into one. I am just wondering where I am going wrong here and how to go about setting that part up. Here is the code snippet. I declared double real & double imaginary as private variables also.
Complex Complex::operator==(const Complex &operand2) const
{
if (real == operand2.real, imaginary == operand2.imaginary)
return true;
else
return false;
}
int main()
{
Complex x(1, 2);
Complex y(2, 3);
Complex z, w, v;
z = x + y;
w = x – y;
if (z == w)
cout << " z = w" << endl;
else
cout << " z != w" << endl;
return 0;
}
The code will be something like this :
bool Complex::operator==(const Complex &operand2) const
{
return (real == operand2.real && imaginary == operand2.imaginary) ;
}
The return type should be bool as the result is always true or false.
Since both the real and imaginary parts need to be equal, you use && (AND) operation to join the two conditions.
Also notice that any operation involving the == operator will return a bool value (either true or false) and hence instead of a if condition, you can directly return the result.
Your return a bool from your operator ,so what else do you expect
If you defined operator return value as complex you cannot return boolean.
Complex Complex::operator==/*...*/
This actually returns the Complex type which is not problem, unless you need bool value.
bool Complex::operator==
So return type here is what you want. For further information read this: http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/operators

Call by reference, value, and name

I'm trying to understand the conceptual difference between call by reference, value, and name.
So I have the following pseudocode:
foo(a, b, c)
{
b =b++;
a = a++;
c = a + b*10
}
X=1;
Y=2;
Z=3;
foo(X, Y+2, Z);
What's X, Y, and Z after the foo call if a, b, and c are all call by reference?
if a, b, and c are call-by-value/result?
if a, b, and c are call-by-name?
Another scenario:
X=1;
Y=2;
Z=3;
foo(X, Y+2, X);
I'm trying to get a head start on studying for an upcoming final and this seemed like a good review problem to go over. Pass-by-name is definitely the most foreign to me.
When you pass a parameter by value, it just copies the value within the function parameter and whatever is done with that variable within the function doesn't reflect the original variable e.g.
foo(a, b, c)
{
b =b++;
a = a++;
c = a + b*10
}
X=1;
Y=2;
Z=3;
foo(X, Y+2, Z);
//printing will print the unchanged values because variables were sent by value so any //changes made to the variables in foo doesn't affect the original.
print X; //prints 1
print Y; //prints 2
print Z; //prints 3
but when we send the parameters by reference, it copies the address of the variable which means whatever we do with the variables within the function, is actually done at the original memory location e.g.
foo(a, b, c)
{
b =b++;
a = a++;
c = a + b*10
}
X=1;
Y=2;
Z=3;
foo(X, Y+2, Z);
print X; //prints 2
print Y; //prints 5
print Z; //prints 52
for the pass by name;
Pass-by-name
Call by Value : normal way... values of actual parameters are copied to formal parameters.
Call by Reference : instead of the parameters, their addresses are passed and formal parameters are pointing to the actual parameters.
Call by Name : like macros, the whole function definition replaces the function call and formal parameters are just another name for the actual parameters.
By value - there is no changes out the function. all your actions vanish when the function finished.
By reference - your actions indeed changes the variables.
By name - I've never heard ...
Passing x+1 is not change, just tells to the function 3 instead 2 or etc...
This won't change the value of X, Y or Z if it is pass-by-value. When you use a function such as "foo()", it basically copies the variables (x, y and z) into other variables (a, b, and c) and does certain actions with them, without changing the originals (x, y and z). For you to change a value you would have to return a value, something like this:
foo(a, b, c)
{
a = a++;
b = b++;
c = a + b * 10;
return c;
}
x = 1;
y = 2;
z = 3;
z = foo(x, y+2)
Then x and y would be the same, but z would be (x+1)+(y+1)*10 which in this case would be 32.
in javascript :
primitive type variable like string,number are always pass as pass
by value.
Array and Object is passed as pass by reference or pass by value based on these condition.
if you are changing value of that Object or array with new Object or Array then it is pass by Value.
object1 = {item: "car"};
array1=[1,2,3];
here you are assigning new object or array.you are not changing the value of property
of old object.so it is pass by value.
if you are changing a property value of an object or array then it is pass by Reference.
object1.item= "car";
array1[0]=9;
here you are changing a property value of old object.you are not assigning new object or array to old one.so it is pass by reference.
Code
function passVar(object1, object2, number1) {
object1.key1= "laptop";
object2 = {
key2: "computer"
};
number1 = number1 + 1;
}
var object1 = {
key1: "car"
};
var object2 = {
key2: "bike"
};
var number1 = 10;
passVar(object1, object2, number1);
console.log(object1.key1);
console.log(object2.key2);
console.log(number1);
Output: -
laptop
bike
10
In Call by value, a copy of the variable is passed whereas in Call by reference, a variable itself is passed. In Call by value, actual and formal arguments will be created in different memory locations whereas in Call by reference, actual and formal arguments will be created in the same memory location.

Vector/Array to integer

-(void)userShow{
xVal = new vector<double>();
yVal = new vector<double>();
xyVal = new vector<double>();
xxVal = new vector<double>();
value = new vector<double>();
for(it = xp->begin(); it != xp->end(); ++it){
xVal->push_back(it->y);
xxVal->push_back(it->x);
}
for(it = yp->begin(); it != yp->end(); ++it){
xyVal->push_back(it->x);
yVal->push_back(it->y);
}
for (int i = 0; i < xVal->size(); i++){
int c = (*xVal)[i];
for(int i = 0; xyVal[i] < xxVal[i]; i++){
double value = yVal[c-1] + (yVal[c] - yVal[c-1])*(xxVal[i] - xyVal[c-1])/(xyVal[c] - xyVal[c-1]);
yVal->push_back(value);
}
}
}
I am having an issue with the double value = ... part of my code. I get three errors saying invalid operands to binary expression ('vector<double>' and 'vector<double>') pointing to the c.
should int c = (*xVal)[i]; be double c = (*xVal)[i]; when i try to use double i get 6 errors saying Array subscript is not an integer. Which means I need to convert the array into an integer. How am I getting an array if I am using vectors? Just a lot of confusion at the moment.
Not really sure if i really need to explain what the code is supposed to do, but if it helps. I am trying to get it so it take two vectors splits the vectors x and y's into x and y. then take the y of xp and the y of yp and put them together. but because xp and yp vectors do not match i need to use the for loop and the double value algorithm to get a decent set of numbers.
The c is fine. The problem really is in double value = .., as your compiler says. You have pointers, so you can't access the array's elements like this:
double value = yVal[c-1] + ...
It must be
double value = (*yVal)[c-1] +
The same for xyVal, xxVal, etc. You need to fix the whole inner for loop.
But why you allocate the vectors like this...? Is there any reason to use new? This is so error prone. I'd use just
vector<double> xVar;
instead of
xVal = new vector<double>();
And then use . instead of -> combined with *. It so much easier.
Ah, forgot about the question for c - no, it should not be double. You can't use floating point numbers for indices. Also, if xVal is supposed to contain integer numbers (so that they can be used for indices), why don't you just declare the vector as vector< int > instead of vector< double >? I don't what's the logic in your program, but it looks like it(the logic) should be improved, IMO.

What are # and : used for in Qbasic?

I have a legacy code doing math calculations. It is reportedly written in QBasic, and runs under VB6 successfully. I plan to write the code into a newer language/platform. For which I must first work backwards and come up with a detailed algorithm from existing code.
The problem is I can't understand syntax of few lines:
Dim a(1 to 200) as Double
Dim b as Double
Dim f(1 to 200) as Double
Dim g(1 to 200) as Double
For i = 1 to N
a(i) = b: a(i+N) = c
f(i) = 1#: g(i) = 0#
f(i+N) = 0#: g(i+N) = 1#
Next i
Based on my work with VB5 like 9 years ago, I am guessing that a, f and g are Double arrays indexed from 1 to 200. However, I am completely lost about this use of # and : together inside the body of the for-loop.
: is the line continuation character, it allows you to chain multiple statements on the same line. a(i) = b: a(i+N) = c is equivalent to:
a(i)=b
a(i+N)=c
# is a type specifier. It specifies that the number it follows should be treated as a double.
I haven't programmed in QBasic for a while but I did extensively in highschool. The # symbol indicates a particular data type. It is to designate the RHS value as a floating point number with double precision (similar to saying 1.0f in C to make 1.0 a single-precision float). The colon symbol is similar to the semicolon in C, as well, where it delimits different commands. For instance:
a(i) = b: a(i+N) = c
is, in C:
a[i] = b; a[i+N] = c;