Yabasic - Calculations.

[Mainchip]

Hi all,

How would I go about doing this...

Code:

mob-life = 100
strength = 5
mob-def = 2
damage = strength - mob-def * 2

I need to work out the damage so I want yabasic to do some calculations:

5 - 2 = 3 * 2 = 6

Thank you,
Mainchip.

[PetrSchreiber]

Hi Mainchip,

I am not an expert on Yabasic, but here little help:

• do not use "-" in variables, use underscore "_" instead
• respect operator precedence, or when not sure use brackets

So your code could be:

Code:

mob_life = 100
strength = 5
mob_def = 2
damage = ( strength - mob_def ) * 2

As "*" has higher priority than "+" or "-" then you have to use brackets to get the result 6
(evaluated as (5-2)*2 = 6 ).

Your:

Code:

damage = strength - mob_def * 2

would be evaluated as 5 - ( 2 * 2 ).


Bye,
Petr

[Mainchip]

Thank you,

A quick reply as well, I see what I was doing wrong. Silly mistake lol

Thank you,
Mainchip.

[Mainchip]

I have another problem,

Using repeat and until, example

Code:

repeat
code here
until (eg1)

How can I keep repeating until either (eg1) requirements met or (eg2).

So it will end if eg1 meets requirements or end if (eg2) meets requirements.

Sorry if it doesn't make sense I did not know how to explain it.

Thank you,
Mainchip.

[Derek]

I have another problem,

Using repeat and until, example

Code:

repeat
code here
until (eg1)

How can I keep repeating until either (eg1) requirements met or (eg2).

So it will end if eg1 meets requirements or end if (eg2) meets requirements.

Sorry if it doesn't make sense I did not know how to explain it.

Thank you,
Mainchip.

I think you mean that you need something like this:

Code:

repeat
   // Do stuff
until(eg1 or eg2)

the conditions in while/wend or repeat/until loops can use "and", "or", "not" etc just like in if/then conditions.

Derek.

[Mainchip]

Yes, that is it I couldn't figure it out I put this:

Code:

until (eg1) or (eg2)

I put 'or' outside the brackets.

Thank you,
Mainchip.