[bb] String - Int - String by Banshee [ 1+ years ago ]

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Title : String - Int - String
Author : Banshee
Posted : 1+ years ago

Description : This simple code converts an integer number to a 4 byte ASCII string which is useful for transmitting numbers in a compressed format in multiplayer applications, rather than sending numbers in the usual ASCII format (myInteger=myString$) which could result in up to 11 bytes of data - plus a 2 byte key for the length...

The =intToString() function returns to the global variable st$ for use.  The =stringToInt() return it's result directly.

Usage example:

myVariable=-2147483648
intToString(myVariable)
print stringToInt(st$)

This isn't the most wonderful or complex code in the world but I needed it for myself and thought i'd share.

Code :

Code: BlitzBasic

1. Removed: Improved Version Below

Comments :


Banshee(Posted 1+ years ago)

 I found a better way of doing it when I came to solve the problem of floats.usage:floatToString(<float>)print st$stringToFloat(<string>)print rFloat

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global st$,rFloat#

Function floatToString(value#)
floatBank=CreateBank(4)
PokeFloat floatBank,0,value
st$=Chr$(PeekByte(floatBank,0)) + Chr$(PeekByte(floatBank,1)) + Chr$(PeekByte(floatBank,2)) + Chr$(PeekByte(floatBank,3))
FreeBank floatBank
End Function
Function stringToFloat(st$)
floatBank=CreateBank(4)
PokeByte floatBank,0,Asc(Mid(st,1))
PokeByte floatBank,1,Asc(Mid(st,2))
PokeByte floatBank,2,Asc(Mid(st,3))
PokeByte floatBank,3,Asc(Mid(st,4))
rFloat#=PeekFloat(floatBank,0)
FreeBank floatBank
End Function
Function intToString(value)
intBank=CreateBank(4)
PokeInt intBank,0,value
st$=Chr$(PeekByte(intBank,0)) + Chr$(PeekByte(intBank,1)) + Chr$(PeekByte(intBank,2)) + Chr$(PeekByte(intBank,3))
FreeBank intBank
End Function
Function stringToInt(st$)
intBank=CreateBank(4)
PokeByte intBank,0,Asc(Mid(st,1))
PokeByte intBank,1,Asc(Mid(st,2))
PokeByte intBank,2,Asc(Mid(st,3))
PokeByte intBank,3,Asc(Mid(st,4))
value=PeekInt(intBank,0)
FreeBank intBank
Return value
End Function