Ah ok thanks Jim. Fortunately the connect4 game is all done and dusted now and I have moved on to something more complex i.e a 3D rugby game hehe
Thanks for all your help Paul -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jim Sent: 05 November 2006 20:58 To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] OT conver java code to flash Sorry, been off a couple of days. It doesn't need the % anymore as they modulus was giving the rand.nextInt() an upper bound of 10000 but not we are multiplying the Math.random() by 10000 which rives a similar result. Jim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Steven Sent: 03 November 2006 14:19 To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] OT conver java code to flash Thanks Jim, I had overlooked that fact and is probably why the game is not behaving correctly. Just to clarify, does it still need the "%" operator. The java code is: if (Math.abs(rand.nextInt()) % 10000 < (10000 / numOfEqual)) bestXPos = i; } And what you suggested was: var intUpperBound :Number = 10000; if(Math.abs(Math.random()*intUpperBound) < (intUpperBound /numOfEqual)) { bestXPos = i; } Should it be the following to be equivalent to the java functionality? var intUpperBound :Number = 10000; if(Math.abs(Math.random()*intUpperBound) % 10000 < (intUpperBound /numOfEqual)) { bestXPos = i; } Thanks Paul -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jim Sent: 03 November 2006 13:52 To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] OT conver java code to flash Its not quite just a random choice. I think that the other variables affect what is happening here. The numOfEqual is filtering the returned number to make sure that the bestXPos is always larger than the last one (I think) So if we take this and enter some actual values on say the third loop through: Step 1: numOfEqual++; if(Math.abs(Math.random()*intUpperBound) < (intUpperBound / numOfEqual)) { bestXPos = i; } Step 2: 3; if(Math.abs(0.333*10000) < (10000/ 3)) { bestXPos = i; } Step 3: 3; if(3330 < 3333.33333333333) { bestXPos = i; } So you see in that case the Math.random() returned 0.333 so the resulting number allowed you to pass the if statement but if it had been 0.334 or more it would not have let you pass so bestXPos would not have been set. The function you are using now is just giving you a 50/50 chance of passing but the old java function was giving you variable odds depending on how many passes had been performed. Hope you understand as I am not great at explaining these things Jim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Steven Sent: 03 November 2006 13:35 To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] OT conver java code to flash Thanks Jim. I was curious as I have seen Math.rand() mentioned on various flash forums and even on one of the macromedia / adobe live docs page. But I guess these were just mistakes by people familiar with Java. For my particular need, I have just simplified it to if (Math.abs(Math.random()) < (0.5)) { bestXPos = i; } As I was not sure what exactly the Java code did but realised it simply wanted to implement making a random choice. Thanks Paul -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jim Sent: 03 November 2006 13:17 To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] OT conver java code to flash It is Math.random() sorry. The Math.random() function returns a number between 1 & 0. The Java function that you are using returns a random integer or whole number, I don think there is an upper bound to it. The rest of your function is getting the modulus of the random number which in fact is setting the upper bound to 10000. So to get the same sort of function you will need to set what upper bound you want, I will use 10000 for now. I havnt tested this but it should give a similar result. var intUpperBound :Number = 10000; if(goodness == bestWorst) { numOfEqual++; if(Math.abs(Math.random()*intUpperBound) < (intUpperBound / numOfEqual)) { bestXPos = i; } } Hth Jim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Steven Sent: 02 November 2006 23:15 To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] OT conver java code to flash Thanks Jim It is AS2, and the context is below. Btw what is the difference between Math.rand() and Math.random()? // --------------------------------------------------- // If two moves are equally good, make a random choice // --------------------------------------------------- if (goodness == bestWorst) { numOfEqual++; if (Math.abs(rand.nextInt()) % 10000 < (10000 / numOfEqual)) { bestXPos = i; } } -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jim Sent: 02 November 2006 22:50 To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] OT conver java code to flash Which version of actionscript? And in whats the context? The only thing that dosnt look like it will directlty port over is the rand.nextInt() but you can use Math.rand() the rest is basic maths stuff you can do in actionscript. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Steven Sent: 02 November 2006 17:15 To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: [Flashcoders] OT conver java code to flash Not familiar with Java code but trying to rewrite some code in Flash. Anyone convert this line to flash actionscript please if (Math.abs(rand.nextInt()) % 10000 < (10000 / numOfEqual)) bestXPos = i; Thanks Paul _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
