Gordon: that solution (the age switch) is what i proposed before, in the fisrt reply, :D
PD: Adobe Flex SDK Team?, wow!, nice work adobe! :D 2010/4/16 Gordon Smith <[email protected]> > > > If age were an int rather than a Number (which it probably should be) > then you could use a switch: > > > > switch (age) > > { > > case 0: > > case 1: > > case 2: > > return 1; > > case 3: > > case 4: > > case 5: > > return 2; > > case 6: > > case 7: > > case 8: > > return 3; > > case 9: > > case 10: > > case 11: > > case 12: > > return 4; > > case 13: > > case 14: > > case 15: > > return 5; > > case 16: > > case 17: > > case 18: > > return 6; > > default: > > return 0; > > } > > > > You could also use an array specifying the last age in each group - [ 2, 5, > 8, 12, 15, 18 ] - and iterate over it until you find the first one where the > age is <= the array entry. This would involve less code, but it would > probably execute slightly slower. > > > > Finally, if the age groups were more sensible so that each one contained 3 > ages, then you could just do something like int(age/3) + 1. > > > > Gordon Smith > > Adobe Flex SDK Team > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Wally Kolcz > *Sent:* Friday, April 09, 2010 9:00 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] Re: Can someone rewrite this... > > > > > > Thanks for the catch on the GT. Haven't tried to run it yet. Just wrote is > and hoped there would be a switch/case that is easier than having to case > out each age.. > > On 4/9/2010 11:43 PM, Joe wrote: > > > > it curious but a person who are 2000 years old, with your implementation > it's group 1 > > run this code: > > package > { > import flash.display.Sprite; > > public class test extends Sprite > { > public function test() > { > trace(this.getAgeGroup(2000)); > } > > private function getAgeGroup(age:Number):int { > if (age >= 0 && age >3){ //Birth to 2 > return 1; > }else if (age >=3 && age >6){ //3 to 5 > return 2; > }else if (age >=6 && age >9){ //6 to 8 > return 3; > }else if (age >=9 && age >13){ //9 to 12 > return 4; > }else if (age >=13 && age >16){ //13 to 15 > return 5; > }else if (age >=16 && age >19){ //16 to 18 > return 6; > }else { //Older or Adults > return 0; > } > > } > } > } > > maybe you want to do this: > > private function getAgeGroup(birthday:Date):int { > > var age:int = getAge(birthday); > > if (age>=0&&age>3) {//Birth to 2 > return 1; > } else if (age >=3 && age <6) {//3 to 5 > return 2; > } else if (age >=6 && age <9) {//6 to 8 > return 3; > } else if (age >=9 && age <13) {//9 to 12 > return 4; > } else if (age >=13 && age <16) {//13 to 15 > return 5; > } else if (age >=16 && age <19) {//16 to 18 > return 6; > } else {//Older or Adults > return 0; > } > > } > > see i changed yours ">" with "<" ??? > > HOWEVER, a switch implementation is like this: > > private function getAgeGroup(birthday:Date):int { > > var age:int=getAge(birthday); > > switch (age) { > case 0 : > case 1 : > case 2 : > return 1; > break; > case 3 : > case 4 : > case 5 : > return 2; > break; > case 6 : > case 7 : > case 8 : > return 3; > break; > case 9 : > case 10 : > case 11 : > case 12 : > return 4; > break; > case 13 : > case 14 : > case 15 : > return 5; > break; > case 16 : > case 17 : > case 18 : > return 6; > break; > default : > return 0; > break; > } > > } > > Point for testing!!!!! :D > > greetings from Chile!, Latin America > > _ > > > > >
