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Re: Compare getkey to a list
« Reply #15 on: January 25, 2010, 09:37:05 am »
I use theta and I for loops.
K for getkey, of course. I didn't know of TI examples... I just followed others.

I also use F for flags (1 or 0).

The lists I prefer to use is not L1 and L2 but L5 and L6 because is more friendly to user. You rarely use them but L1 and L2 are the first used, I suppose.
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Re: Compare getkey to a list
« Reply #16 on: January 25, 2010, 11:51:08 am »
I usually will use K for getkey, M for menu output. A and B are my vars that I use most, along with X Y C D E F in no particular order. Although I will usually use x and Y for location variables.
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Re: Compare getkey to a list
« Reply #17 on: January 25, 2010, 02:17:21 pm »
The only bad part about everyone using K for example is that sometimes there are people who think K is the only variable that can be used with GetKey XD

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Re: Compare getkey to a list
« Reply #18 on: January 25, 2010, 02:24:39 pm »
You know what?  Now that I thing about it,  I might have used theta as my key variable up until I found donut quest.  I totaly picked apart the source :P and so many of my games were inspired one way or anoher by different parts of DQ.  Ha, even portal was a partial brainchild of DQ XD
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Re: Compare getkey to a list
« Reply #19 on: January 25, 2010, 02:32:10 pm »
You one what?
I do not understand this question.

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Re: Compare getkey to a list
« Reply #20 on: January 25, 2010, 02:51:12 pm »
Whoops,  sorry about that.  I'm on my itouch so a simple misspelling and it autocorrects to something else:P

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Re: Compare getkey to a list
« Reply #21 on: January 25, 2010, 02:53:38 pm »
lol, I hate that x.x
hmm, too bad I'm studying for bio, I want to play a game of eliminate x.x
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Re: Compare getkey to a list
« Reply #22 on: January 25, 2010, 03:34:14 pm »
The variables I use most are A, B, C, S, T, and K.  The only variable I'll always use for something is K, so my code is probably the messyist. :P

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Re: Compare getkey to a list
« Reply #23 on: January 25, 2010, 04:32:59 pm »
Other things I remembered: I also use theta as a "temporary" variable through all code, this means, it is used once and can be destroyed later for other function.
And I have seen "I" variable used in loops in other languages like JavaScript (but in lowercase). For nested loops, "j" is used next. :P

Also X and Y are good for position but some graph functions zeroes Y or X. So I use A and B or R and C (row and column).

I try to use a variable letter as the starting name for its function. For example, "H" for health, "J" for jump, "M" for menu or magic, etc..

Oh we are offtopic but is interesting to see there is the K variable convention.
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Re: Compare getkey to a list
« Reply #24 on: January 25, 2010, 05:11:13 pm »
And I have seen "I" variable used in loops in other languages like JavaScript (but in lowercase). For nested loops, "j" is used next. :P
It's funny;  In C++ I use i, j, and k for my for loops, but in Ti Basic I use A, B, and C.  I'm wierd! :P
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Re: Compare getkey to a list
« Reply #25 on: January 31, 2010, 10:13:46 pm »
i think of I=Increment for loops, and thus the reason i use it in for loops :{O
i'm kind of leaning towards the approach of just using variables as i get to them in order, and saving a table defining what each variable is used for when, i think this would actually be a cleaner approach because when you get to the point where every single variable is in use/has multi-uses it begins to get very confusing and you can forget what does what so you have to create tables anyway

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Re: Compare getkey to a list
« Reply #26 on: January 31, 2010, 10:27:37 pm »
I actually use theta for getkey, and Z for repeat group, acting something like flag.
A,B for variables I use a lot. X,Y for position (sometimes not because Y tend to change when using ClrDraw)


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Re: Compare getkey to a list
« Reply #27 on: February 25, 2010, 12:20:00 pm »
Repeat max(Ans={24,25,26,34
getKey->K //You don't need to store it to K, but I usually do. :)
End

Repeat max(Ans={24,25,26,34
getKey
End
Ans-->K

Takes up an extra byte, but ought to be a bit faster

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Re: Compare getkey to a list
« Reply #28 on: February 25, 2010, 01:27:47 pm »
hmm, interesting. I'll have to remember that.
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Re: Compare getkey to a list
« Reply #29 on: February 25, 2010, 03:31:55 pm »
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