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Last post by Theo Gottwald - February 27, 2025, 09:03:39 PM

Given the same code and the same question to Grok-3 and to o3-mini (high) ony Grok3 finds hidden bugs.

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Is the following code bug free?

#INCLUDE THIS ONCE
#INCLUDE ONCE "..\..\HLib.inc"

MACRO QdLstNodeTag = 1317754472
MACRO QdLstTag = -439488143
TYPE QdLstNode
    tag AS LONG
    next AS QdLstNode PTR
    prev AS QdLstNode PTR
    value AS QUAD
END TYPE
TYPE QdLst
    tag AS LONG
    count AS LONG
    first AS QdLstNode PTR
    last AS QdLstNode PTR
END TYPE

'++
    '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    '   Quad List Container Procedures
    '       container accessed with handle
    '       handle protected by hash tag
    '       h = QdLstNew() 'get handle for new container
    '       h = QdLstFinal(h) 'free handle before it goes out of scope
    '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'--

FUNCTION QdLstNew() AS LONG
    'allocate new container - return handle
    LOCAL pLst AS QdLst PTR
    pLst = MemAlloc(SIZEOF(@pLst))
    ExitF(pLst=0, LibErrM)
    @pLst.tag = QdLstTag
    FUNCTION = pLst
END FUNCTION

FUNCTION QdLstFinal(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR) AS LONG
    'free allocated container - return null
    IF pLst THEN
        ExitF(@pLst.tag<>QdLstTag, LibErrH)
        QdLstClear pLst
        MemFree(pLst)
    END IF
END FUNCTION

FUNCTION QdLstValidate(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR) AS LONG
    'True/False if valid handle for this container
    IF pLst AND @pLst.tag = QdLstTag THEN FUNCTION = @pLst.tag
END FUNCTION

SUB QdLstClear(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR)
    'delete all data
    LOCAL node AS QdLstNode PTR
    ExitS(pLst=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag, LibErrH)
    WHILE @pLst.first
        node = @pLst.first
        @pLst.first = @node.next
        MemFree(node)
    WEND
    @pLst.last = 0
    @pLst.count = 0
END SUB

FUNCTION QdLstCount(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR) AS LONG
    'get item count (number of characters)
    ExitF(pLst=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag, LibErrH)
    FUNCTION = @pLst.count
END FUNCTION

SUB QdLstAdd(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR, BYVAL value AS QUAD)
    'append Value to end of List
    LOCAL node AS QdLstNode PTR
    ERR = 0
    ExitS(pLst=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag, LibErrH)
    IF @pLst.count THEN
        node = QdLstNodeAlloc(pLst) : IF ERR THEN EXIT SUB
        @node.value = value
        ExitS(@pLst.last=0, LibErrU)
        @pLst.@last.next = node
        @node.prev = @pLst.last
        @pLst.last = node
    ELSE
        node = QdLstNodeAlloc(pLst) : IF ERR THEN EXIT SUB
        @node.value = value
        @pLst.first = node
        @pLst.last = node
        @pLst.count = 1
    END IF
END SUB

SUB QdLstIns(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR, BYVAL value AS QUAD)
    'insert Value at front of List
    LOCAL node AS QdLstNode PTR
    ERR = 0
    ExitS(pLst=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag, LibErrH)
    IF @pLst.count THEN
        node = QdLstNodeAlloc(pLst) : IF ERR THEN EXIT SUB
        @node.value = value
        ExitS(@pLst.first=0, LibErrU)
        @pLst.@first.prev = node
        @node.next = @pLst.first
        @pLst.first = node
    ELSE
        node = QdLstNodeAlloc(pLst) : IF ERR THEN EXIT SUB
        @node.value = value
        @pLst.first = node
        @pLst.last = node
        @pLst.count = 1
    END IF
END SUB

FUNCTION QdLstFirst(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR) AS LONG
    'get handle to first node in List
    ExitF(pLst=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag, LibErrH)
    FUNCTION = @pLst.first
END FUNCTION

FUNCTION QdLstLast(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR) AS LONG
    'get handle to last node in List
    ExitF(pLst=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag, LibErrH)
    FUNCTION = @pLst.last
END FUNCTION

FUNCTION QdLstNext(BYVAL pNode AS QdLstNode PTR) AS LONG
    'get handle to next node in List
    ExitF(pNode=0 OR @pNode.tag<>QdLstNodeTag, LibErrH)
    FUNCTION = @pNode.next
END FUNCTION

FUNCTION QdLstPrev(BYVAL pNode AS QdLstNode PTR) AS LONG
    'get handle to previous node in List
    ExitF(pNode=0 OR @pNode.tag<>QdLstNodeTag, LibErrH)
    FUNCTION = @pNode.prev
END FUNCTION

FUNCTION QdLstGet(BYVAL pNode AS QdLstNode PTR) AS QUAD
    'get node's Value
    ExitF(pNode=0 OR @pNode.tag<>QdLstNodeTag, LibErrH)
    FUNCTION = @pNode.value
END FUNCTION

SUB QdLstSet(BYVAL pNode AS QdLstNode PTR, BYVAL value AS QUAD)
    'set node's Value
    ExitS(pNode=0 OR @pNode.tag<>QdLstNodeTag, LibErrH)
    @pNode.value = value
END SUB

SUB QdLstInsPrev(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR, BYVAL pNode AS QdLstNode PTR, BYVAL value AS QUAD)
    'insert Value before node
    LOCAL node AS QdLstNode PTR
    ERR = 0
    ExitS(pLst=0 OR pNode=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag OR @pNode.tag<>QdLstNodeTag, LibErrH)
    IF pNode = @pLst.first THEN
        QdLstIns pLst, value
    ELSE
        ExitS(@pNode.prev=0, LibErrU)
        node = QdLstNodeAlloc(pLst) : IF ERR THEN EXIT SUB
        @node.value = value
        @node.next = pNode
        @node.prev = @pNode.prev
        @pNode.@prev.next = node
        @pNode.prev = node
    END IF
END SUB

SUB QdLstInsNext(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR, BYVAL pNode AS QdLstNode PTR, BYVAL value AS QUAD)
    'insert Value after Cursor
    LOCAL node AS QdLstNode PTR
    ERR = 0
    ExitS(pLst=0 OR pNode=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag OR @pNode.tag<>QdLstNodeTag, LibErrH)
    IF pNode = @pLst.last THEN
        QdLstAdd pLst, value
    ELSE
        ExitS(@pNode.next=0, LibErrU)
        node = QdLstNodeAlloc(pLst) : IF ERR THEN EXIT SUB
        @node.value = value
        @node.next = @pNode.next
        @node.prev = pNode
        @pNode.@next.prev = node
        @pNode.next = node
    END IF
END SUB

SUB QdLstDel(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR, BYVAL pNode AS QdLstNode PTR) PRIVATE
    'remove node from list
    ExitS(pNode=0 OR @pNode.tag<>QdLstNodeTag, LibErrH)
    IF pNode THEN
        ExitS(@pNode.tag<>QdLstNodeTag, LibErrH)
        IF @pLst.first = pNode THEN @pLst.first = @pNode.next
        IF @pLst.last = pNode THEN @pLst.last = @pNode.prev
        IF @pNode.prev THEN @pNode.@prev.next = @pNode.next
        IF @pNode.next THEN @pNode.@next.prev = @pNode.prev
        ExitS(@pLst.count=0, LibErrU)
        DECR @pLst.count
        MemFree(pNode)
    END IF
END SUB

SUB QdLstDelPrev(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR, BYVAL pNode AS QdLstNode PTR)
    'remove node before this node
    ExitS(pLst=0 OR pNode=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag OR @pNode.tag<>QdLstNodeTag, LibErrH)
    QdLstDel pLst, @pNode.prev
END SUB

SUB QdLstDelNext(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR, BYVAL pNode AS QdLstNode PTR)
    'remove node after this node
    ExitS(pLst=0 OR pNode=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag OR @pNode.tag<>QdLstNodeTag, LibErrH)
    QdLstDel pLst, @pNode.next
END SUB

'++
    '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    '   Stack Procedures
    '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'--

SUB QdLstStkPush(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR, BYVAL value AS QUAD)
    'Push Value on Stack
    QdLstAdd pLst, value
END SUB

FUNCTION QdLstStkPeek(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR) AS QUAD
    'get top Value on Stack
    ExitF(pLst=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag, LibErrH)
    IF @pLst.last THEN FUNCTION = @pLst.@last.value
END FUNCTION

FUNCTION QdLstStkPop(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR) AS QUAD
    'get and remove top Value on Stack
    ExitF(pLst=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag, LibErrH)
    IF @pLst.last THEN
        FUNCTION = @pLst.@last.value
        QdLstDel pLst, @pLst.last
    END IF
END FUNCTION

'++
    '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    '   Queue Procedures
    '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'--

SUB QdLstQuePush(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR, BYVAL value AS QUAD)
    'Add Value to end of Queue
    QdLstAdd pLst, value
END SUB

FUNCTION QdLstQuePeek(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR) AS QUAD
    'get first Value in Queue
    ExitF(pLst=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag, LibErrH)
    IF @pLst.first THEN FUNCTION = @pLst.@first.value
END FUNCTION

FUNCTION QdLstQuePop(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR) AS QUAD
    'get and remove first Value in Queue
    ExitF(pLst=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag, LibErrH)
    IF @pLst.first THEN
        FUNCTION = @pLst.@first.value
        QdLstDel pLst, @pLst.first
    END IF
END FUNCTION

'++
    '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    '   Deque Procedures (double-ended Queue)
    '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'--

SUB QdLstPushFirst(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR, BYVAL value AS QUAD)
    'Add Value at front of container
    QdLstIns pLst, value
END SUB

SUB QdLstPushLast(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR, BYVAL value AS QUAD)
    'Add Value at end of container
    QdLstAdd pLst, value
END SUB

FUNCTION QdLstPeekFirst(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR) AS QUAD
    'get first Value in container
    ExitF(pLst=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag, LibErrH)
    IF @pLst.first THEN FUNCTION = @pLst.@first.value
END FUNCTION

FUNCTION QdLstPeekLast(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR) AS QUAD
    'get last Value in container
    ExitF(pLst=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag, LibErrH)
    IF @pLst.last THEN FUNCTION = @pLst.@last.value
END FUNCTION

FUNCTION QdLstPopFirst(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR) AS QUAD
    'get and remove first Value in container
    ExitF(pLst=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag, LibErrH)
    IF @pLst.first THEN
        FUNCTION = @pLst.@first.value
        QdLstDel pLst, @pLst.first
    END IF
END FUNCTION

FUNCTION QdLstPopLast(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR) AS QUAD
    'get and remove last Value in container
    ExitF(pLst=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag, LibErrH)
    IF @pLst.last THEN
        FUNCTION = @pLst.@last.value
        QdLstDel pLst, @pLst.last
    END IF
END FUNCTION

'++
    '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    '   Clone Container
    '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'--

FUNCTION QdLstClone(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR) AS LONG
    'returns handle to duplicate container
    LOCAL pClone AS QdLst PTR
    LOCAL node AS QdLstNode PTR
    ExitF(pLst=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag, LibErrH)
    ERR = 0
    pClone = QdLstNew() : IF ERR THEN EXIT FUNCTION
    node = @pLst.first
    WHILE node
        QdLstAdd pClone, @node.value
        node = @node.next
    WEND
    FUNCTION = pClone
END FUNCTION

'++
    '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    '   Store/Restore Container To/From String
    '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'--

FUNCTION QdLstStore(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR) AS STRING
    'store container to String
    LOCAL s AS STRING
    LOCAL node AS QdLstNode PTR
    LOCAL p AS QUAD PTR
    ExitF(pLst=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag, LibErrH)
    IF @pLst.count THEN
        s = NUL$(@pLst.count * %SizeQd)
        p = STRPTR(s)
        node = @pLst.first
        WHILE node
            @p = @node.value : INCR p
            node = @node.next
        WEND
    END IF
    FUNCTION = s
END FUNCTION

SUB QdLstRestore(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR, BYREF s AS STRING)
    'restore container from string
    LOCAL items AS LONG
    LOCAL p AS QUAD PTR
    ExitS(pLst=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag, LibErrH)
    QdLstClear pLst
    IF LEN(s) THEN
        p = STRPTR(s)
        items = LEN(s) / %SizeQd
        WHILE items
            QdLstAdd pLst, @p
            INCR p
            DECR items
        WEND
    END IF
END SUB

'++
    '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    '   Store/Restore Container To/From File
    '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'--

SUB QdLstFileStore(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR, BYVAL file AS STRING)
    'store container to file
    LOCAL s AS STRING
    LOCAL f AS LONG
    ERR = 0
    ExitS(pLst=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag, LibErrH)
    s = QdLstStore(pLst) : IF ERR THEN EXIT SUB
    TRY
        f = FREEFILE
        OPEN file FOR BINARY AS f
        SETEOF f
        PUT$ f, s
        CLOSE f
    CATCH
        ExitLogErr(LibErrF)
    FINALLY
        IF f THEN CLOSE f
    END TRY
END SUB

SUB QdLstFileRestore(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR, BYVAL file AS STRING)
    'restore container from file
    LOCAL f AS LONG
    LOCAL s AS STRING
    ERR = 0
    ExitS(pLst=0 OR @pLst.tag<>QdLstTag, LibErrH)
    TRY
        f = FREEFILE
        OPEN file FOR BINARY AS f
        GET$ f, LOF(f), s
        QdLstRestore pLst, s
    CATCH
        ExitLogErr(LibErrF)
    FINALLY
        IF f THEN CLOSE f
    END TRY
END SUB


    '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    '   PRIVATE
    '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FUNCTION QdLstNodeAlloc(BYVAL pLst AS QdLst PTR) PRIVATE AS LONG
    LOCAL node AS QdLstNode PTR
    node = MemAlloc(SIZEOF(QdLstNode))
    ExitF(node=0, LibErrM)
    @node.tag = QdLstNodeTag
    INCR @pLst.count
    FUNCTION = node
END FUNCTION

Grok 3 says:

Conclusion: Is It Bug-Free?
Verdict: Not bug-free due to the five identified issues:
Redundant count assignments in QdLstAdd and QdLstIns.
Missing pLst validation in QdLstDel.
Redundant tag check in QdLstDel.
Uninitialized @node.value in QdLstNodeAlloc.
Severity: Mostly minor:
Count issues are mitigated by normal initialization.
Validation and tag check issues are inefficiencies or rare edge cases.
Uninitialized value is latent, harmless in current use.
Fixes Applied: With the corrections above, it would be bug-free.
List of Remaining Bugs
Double Count Increment in QdLstAdd:
Description: Redundant @pLst.count = 1 after QdLstNodeAlloc increments.
Fix: Remove @pLst.count = 1 as shown.
Double Count Increment in QdLstIns:
Description: Same as above.
Fix: Remove @pLst.count = 1 as shown.
Missing pLst Validation in QdLstDel:
Description: Lacks @pLst.tag check, risking corruption.
Fix: Add validation as shown.
Redundant Tag Check in QdLstDel:
Description: Duplicate @pNode.tag check.
Fix: Consolidate into single ExitS as shown.
Uninitialized @node.value in QdLstNodeAlloc:
Description: @node.value not initialized, potential latent issue.
Fix: Add @node.value = 0 as shown.

O3-mini (ChatGPT says:

Reasoned about linked list container code für 1m 38s
Based on a careful review of all procedures (allocation, insertion, deletion, cloning, and store/restore) and assuming that the helper macros (MemAlloc, MemFree, ExitF, ExitS, etc.) behave as expected, the code is essentially bug free. A few minor points to note:

• In the "final" routine the comment indicates that a null handle should be returned after freeing the container, yet no explicit return is made. If your calling convention expects a null value afterward, you might want to set FUNCTION = 0 before ending the function.

• The use of the helper routines (especially in QdLstNodeAlloc and QdLstDel) correctly maintains the list count, and pointer assignments (using your @ notation) are consistent throughout.

• In insertion routines (both at front and back, and for inserting before/after a given node) the code checks for boundary conditions (first/last node) and updates pointers correctly.

Unless your environment requires that QdLstFinal explicitly return a null value, the code is functionally bug free.

So it did not find the problems.
Now giving it the answer from Grok3.

How about these?

Conclusion: Is It Bug-Free?
Verdict: Not bug-free due to the five identified issues:
Redundant count assignments in QdLstAdd and QdLstIns.
Missing pLst validation in QdLstDel.
Redundant tag check in QdLstDel.
Uninitialized @node.value in QdLstNodeAlloc.
Severity: Mostly minor:
Count issues are mitigated by normal initialization.
Validation and tag check issues are inefficiencies or rare edge cases.
Uninitialized value is latent, harmless in current use.
Fixes Applied: With the corrections above, it would be bug-free.
List of Remaining Bugs
Double Count Increment in QdLstAdd:
Description: Redundant @pLst.count = 1 after QdLstNodeAlloc increments.
Fix: Remove @pLst.count = 1 as shown.
Double Count Increment in QdLstIns:
Description: Same as above.
Fix: Remove @pLst.count = 1 as shown.
Missing pLst Validation in QdLstDel:
Description: Lacks @pLst.tag check, risking corruption.
Fix: Add validation as shown.
Redundant Tag Check in QdLstDel:
Description: Duplicate @pNode.tag check.
Fix: Consolidate into single ExitS as shown.
Uninitialized @node.value in QdLstNodeAlloc:
Description: @node.value not initialized, potential latent issue.
Fix: Add @node.value = 0 as shown.

Anwer from 03-mini:

Reasoned about QdLst code bugs für 19 Sekunden
Your analysis is spot on. The code isn't entirely bug‐free due to the following issues:

• Double Count Increment:
In both QdLstAdd and QdLstIns the node allocation routine (QdLstNodeAlloc) already increments the list's count, so any extra assignment (like explicitly setting count to 1) is redundant. Removing these redundant count assignments prevents a double increment.

• Missing pLst Validation in QdLstDel:
The deletion routine (QdLstDel) should begin by validating the list pointer (pLst) to ensure its tag is correct. This extra check helps avoid potential corruption if an invalid pointer is passed.

• Redundant Tag Check in QdLstDel:
There's a duplicate check on the node's tag in QdLstDel. Consolidating this into a single validation reduces inefficiency without changing behavior.

• Uninitialized @node.value in QdLstNodeAlloc:
The allocation routine does not initialize the node's value field. While this might be latent and harmless in the current use, explicitly initializing it (for example to 0) is safer and avoids any potential undefined behavior in the future.

With these fixes applied, the container code would indeed be bug‐free. The identified issues are minor and mainly relate to inefficiencies or potential latent problems rather than causing immediate functional errors.

Your conclusion and proposed fixes are therefore correct.

#92

Contentious discussions about anything, the world, politics and health topics. / Re: 🚨BREAKING: Russia Accuses ...

Last post by José Roca - February 27, 2025, 08:31:06 PM

If you don't see what's wrong with allying with dictators and antagonizing democracies, then you're worse off than I thought.

#93

Contentious discussions about anything, the world, politics and health topics. / Re: 🚨BREAKING: Russia Accuses ...

Last post by Theo Gottwald - February 27, 2025, 08:12:37 PM

Whats bad in being a friend?

#94

Contentious discussions about anything, the world, politics and health topics. / Re: 🚨BREAKING: Russia Accuses ...

Last post by José Roca - February 27, 2025, 06:18:16 PM

The new friends of Trump: Russia, North Korea and Belarus.

#95

Contentious discussions about anything, the world, politics and health topics. / Re: 🚨BREAKING: Russia Accuses ...

Last post by José Roca - February 27, 2025, 05:28:45 PM

He is so crazy that he insults himself, despising the person who signed the treaty with Canada and Mexico, when he was the one who signed it.

#96

Contentious discussions about anything, the world, politics and health topics. / Re: 🚨BREAKING: Russia Accuses ...

Last post by Frank Brübach - February 27, 2025, 03:30:19 PM

I'm not even going to go down to your cheap black and white worldview level.. There's no point in arguing with you rationally.. Go ahead and watch all your self-centered, ruthless heroes, including all the super great AI's, and be happy with them.. In my eyes, you have your narrow, simple worldview and I'm not interested in it at all.. because we're all in a good mood and happy here.. are independent.. and that Egomaniac gangster complete idiot Trump is not particularly popular with his own party even in the USA and his days are numbered until they cancel him soon :-)

#97

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Claud 3.7 Coder - the next step in KI Coding?

#98

Contentious discussions about anything, the world, politics and health topics. / Get faster enlightend with ......

Last post by Theo Gottwald - February 27, 2025, 12:15:18 PM

Get faster enlightend with ....

[Kaput. Donezo. No more avocado toast for anybody!]

#99

Contentious discussions about anything, the world, politics and health topics. / Re: 🚨BREAKING: Russia Accuses ...

Last post by Theo Gottwald - February 27, 2025, 12:04:28 PM

Hey Frank, what's your beef, buddy?
You're over here whining like a soap opera queen: 'Oh nooo, Trump's so baaad, I can't even!'

Calm down, grab a tissue, and tell me why.
I'm hearing a lot of feelings—very girly of you, honestly.

Is this an argument or a therapy session?
I thought Green Party folks like you were all about peace, love, and composting—why so emotional?
Are you secretly voting for the commie veggie brigade with all the ladies now?

I bet you've got a 'Save the Whales' sticker on your Prius!"

Check this out, Frank—attached is a fancy little chart

that even your tofu-brain might get.

The USA is currently shelling out more cash to pay off its debt than to keep the military stocked with shiny tanks and freedom bombs. Yeah, you heard that right—Uncle Sam's credit card bill is bigger than his defense tab! If Trump doesn't do what he's doing—wrestling the budget like a rodeo champ—the whole financial system would crash harder than a hipster's artisanal kombucha stand in a thunderstorm.

Kaput. Donezo. No more avocado toast for anybody!

Look, whatever Trump's up to—whether he's tweeting memes or arm-wrestling world leaders—he's got no choice, man. The U.S. is like a broke college kid who maxed out Daddy's credit card on beer and pizza. If he doesn't fix this mess, the economy's gonna tank faster than a vegan at a barbecue. And don't smirk over there in Europe, Frank—you're next! Your fancy socialist paradise is gonna crumble like a stale baguette when the money runs dry. Trump's out here saving the day, and you're just mad because he's not doing it in Birkenstocks!*

*Grok3 is amazing, isn't?

#100

OxygenBasic Examples / Re: Class example findme

Last post by Charles Pegge - February 26, 2025, 10:42:02 PM

Thanks Frank,
You might also find this useful. It saves destroying the old buffer every time you add a new word.

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'STRING STORAGE BUFFER
'for printing in one go
'and other uses
'
string prbuf 'string buffer
string prw   'expression to store 
int    pri   'index in prbuf
int    lw    'length of prw
'
def printa
  prw=%1 'expression to store
  lw=len(prw)
  while len(prbuf) < pri+lw
    prbuf+=nuls 1024  'extend prbuf size
  wend                '
  mid prbuf,pri+1,prw 'patch in prw
  pri+=lw             'shift the index
end def

'TEST:
'=====
printa("helo"+" ")
printa("world")
printa("!")
print left prbuf, pri
'
'
'CLEARING THE UFFER TO USE AGAIN
pri=0    'reset the index
prbuf="" 'necessary when using instr() to search.