Nice stack. There is one allocated but unused memory slot at d + 0. So you can actually store 1025 integers without reallocating space. You would have to override some code in push/pop to get at it though. Here is a test that shows stack slot at d+ 0 exists. type stack id as integer ptr d as integer...

@jj2007 I haven't run the code (because I'm on Linux tonight) but I have some questions. Firstly something seems strange here: You declare a global variable retStr and then in the replace function you actually return that variable. That seems odd to me. In your test code you store the returned value...

@mrminecrafttnt There is another alternative that I like to use. When there is a chance that a function may return an unusable result, set it up as a boolean return value and use either a pointer to the desired return type or a byref parameter. Return true when the return value is valid and false wh...

Nice tip Munair: Using a union is even faster from what I can see. #define StrNOf(s, n) strptr(s)[n] type char as string * 1 Union uchar As String * 1 s As Ubyte c End Union dim as string s1 = "Hello test 2" dim as char c dim as double t dim As uchar uc print "by union:" t = time...

Haubitze wrote:what, why not? ;D

Because the colon operator ':' separates command lines. The left side is one line, the right another.
Bear in mind that you could write an entire FreeBASIC program on one line using the colon.

@dodicat Your routine does not work with ubuntu. There is no cursor and left and right don't seem to do anything (its hard to tell because there is no cursor) @grindstone Works great except for the delete key. To replicate the problem type abcdefg, left key to 'd' and press delete. The 'd' is replac...

@DJ
You are correct

edit: flawed post

If you change the parameter to byref then you avoid making an internal copy of the string. In fact you can change both the parameter and the return to byref. I have tested the speed of lcase in the past and it is very fast. So I am not sure if it is at all worth changing but here is your code withou...

That is the macro method of implementing generic-like types. #define defines a macro. Instead of wrapping the type directly inside a macro you have the namespace. But for sure without the #define (macro) you can't isolate the type. Still the problem similar to a host of if/else. You now have a host ...

@badidea: That is called generics. This is a current wishlist item for fb. The answer is no you can't, without jumping through some ugly hoops. You can try to build your list with any pointers but then you will either fill your comparison method code full of if/else (if myobject is string elseif myo...

Since this would only be a matter for variables created in the with block (and not for any other statements therein) maybe using the .. context modifier such as:

However, with objects, there are situations when with .. end with cannot be used because of its scope nature. The following snippet cannot be run, but demonstrates such a situation: Can you clarify what you mean by this? Its not immediately clear (to me) why with/end with cannot be used in the post...

@anonymous1337: Yes he handled that thread poorly. However, the point he was making was echoed by counting pine in tips and tricks, wherein he wants posters in that thread to not just post code but explain it. In this case I believe (not %100 sure) mrminecraft is ESL (English as a second language) a...

@Dodicat: I didn't see your state variable before. It looks interesting and the demo works great. I dd a state variable as well. Mine was rudimentary compared to this. Just a variable field (integer) and a boolean set to true when the variable was first set to a value. I had the notion that I would ...