Calculator script

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Edwin
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Calculator script

Post by Edwin »

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This is still a bit messy and the API will probably change a lot but here is my calculator script for VP version 0.2.9. It has some limitations but it works most of the time :P

For the display use the following action:

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create name calculator
For each of the buttons set the description to one of the numbers or actions and set the action like this:

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create sign;activate notify calculator
Use this script for the display:

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signvalue = ''
val1 = 0
val2 = 0
action = nil
shouldclear = false
 
function notification(sender, args)
	local str = sender:description()
	local num = tonumber(str)
	if num == nil then
		if str == 'CE' then
			signvalue = ''
			action = nil
			setsign()
 
		elseif str == '*' then
			setvalue()
			action = function() signvalue = val1*val2 end
			shouldclear = true
		elseif str == '/' then
			setvalue()
			action = function() signvalue = val1/val2 end
			shouldclear = true
		elseif str == '-' then
			setvalue()
			action = function() signvalue = val1-val2 end
			shouldclear = true
		elseif str == '+' then
			setvalue()
			action = function() signvalue = val1 + val2 end
			shouldclear = true
		elseif str == '=' then
			setvalue()
			action()
			setsign()
			action = nil
			shouldclear = true
		end
	else
		if shouldclear then
			signvalue = ''
			shouldclear = false
		end
		signvalue = signvalue .. str
		setsign()
	end -- if num == nil
end
 
function setvalue()
	if action == nil then
		val1 = tonumber(signvalue)
	else
		val2 = tonumber(signvalue)
	end
end
 
function setsign()
	this:settexture(SignTexture:new(string.format("%8s",signvalue), 'FFFFFF', '000000'))
end
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Re: Calculator script

Post by Xenion »

I don't get it: the function is declared "function notification(sender, args)", but you call it from VP with "activate notify calculator"?
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Re: Calculator script

Post by Edwin »

Xenion wrote:I don't get it: the function is declared "function notification(sender, args)", but you call it from VP with "activate notify calculator"?
The object containing the script also has "create name calculator", so it sends a notification to the object with the name calculator.

As I said, the API will probably change.
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