Not operator should work like a Function, not like this.

KristopherWindsor · Post by **KristopherWindsor** » Jun 09, 2007 23:29

In the line ? 5 - (Not(0) * 10), FB is calculating ((0) * 10) before applying the Not. Shouldn't Not(0) be calculated, and then multiplied by ten? I'm not sure how QB handles this.

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? Not(0) '-1
'these should all be the same, but I get 15, 6, 15
? 5 - (-1 * 10)
? 5 - (Not(0) * 10)
? 5 - ((Not(0)) * 10)
Sleep

anonymous1337 · Post by **anonymous1337** » Jun 09, 2007 23:32

I don't see why not should be handled as a function.

Putting parenthesis after what isn't a function does not (pun!) turn it into a function. Parenthesis just change the operations precedence, so all examples you gave are giving the correct output.

0 * 10 I believe, takes precedence before NOT, so it's (NOT ( (0) * 10 )). 5 - -1 = 6.

Post by **counting_pine** » Jun 10, 2007 0:09

Basically, Not isn't a function. You don't need to use brackets with it.
You can write:

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if not(a = 10) then

But you can also just write:

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if not a = 10 then

which perhaps looks a bit cleaner, and it gives you a better idea of what Not is really doing.

Here's a question to get you thinking:
How would you expect the following If statement to behave?

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if not (a + b) = 10 then

KristopherWindsor · Post by **KristopherWindsor** » Jun 10, 2007 0:14

Okay, I got confused. :-| I thought Not doubled as a Function if it was followed by parenthesis. I supposed Not (a + b) = 10 would be calculated as Not ((((a + b) = 10))), with Not applied lastly. :-)

stylin · Post by **stylin** » Jun 10, 2007 1:11

OPERATOR NOT is pretty low in the order of operation. Here's an incomplete list, missing the assignment, indexing, UDT, pointer and memory operators:

http://www.freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php ... Precedence

1000101 · Post by **1000101** » Jun 10, 2007 14:18

If you want it to do the not first, then put the entire operation in brackets, not the value it's working on.

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? 5 - ( ( Not 0 ) * 10 )

btw, QB handles it the exact same way. Irregardless of that, fb !qb

toml_12953 · Post by **toml_12953** » Jun 12, 2007 18:19

If fb !qb then could you say

NOT fb=qb

?

anonymous1337 · Post by **anonymous1337** » Jun 12, 2007 18:28

Probably, toml :P

1000101 · Post by **1000101** » Jun 13, 2007 9:27

toml, it would be more accurate to say, fb = Not QB.

HD_ · Post by **HD_** » Jun 13, 2007 9:34

fb<>qb

simple.

Post by **counting_pine** » Jun 13, 2007 13:21

1000101 wrote:toml, it would be more accurate to say, fb = Not QB.

Only in the same way that it would be more accurate to say 2 = Not 3.

1000101 · Post by **1000101** » Jun 13, 2007 16:06

Since I was saying "fb is not qb" when I said "fb !qb", your assessment is correct.

Not operator should work like a Function, not like this.

Not operator should work like a Function, not like this.

Not Operator