Re: Listing Words Backwords
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 37883
interpreted = N
texte = That's what I was looking for! Sometimes the solution is too easy.Thanks GeneMikeOn Wednesday, August 15, 2001, at 05:38 AM, Gene Beljaeff wrote:> How about this: > > [text]wordlist=a,b,c,d,e[/text] > > [text]_backwardsList=[/text] > [text]_delimiter=,[/text] > [listWords words=[wordlist]&delimiters=[_delimiter]] > [text]_backwardsList=[word][_delimiter][_backwardsList][/text] > [/listWords] > > > [_backwardsList] will contain the initial list, but in reverse order. > > Gene > > >> As the [ListWords] context has no parameters that would allow listing >> in reverse order... >> >> I'm looking for an extremely efficient bit of code that will allow me >> to loop through words in a string in reverse order. >> >> I have created my own solution, but I have a new site that I'll need >> to use this on every page so I am wondering if there might be a more >> streamlined method of doing this, or just something I may have >> overlooked in the docs. My solution uses a combination of two >> listwords loops, several interpret tags, and a numeric loop to do an >> 'artificial array'. I'd like to slim this down if it's at all >> possible. >> >> My solution is an include file that will flip the words in a text >> variable. >> Usage: >> [text]wordlist=a,b,c,d,e[/text] >> [include file=^flipwords.inc&flipwords=wordlist&flipdelimiters=,] >> [wordlist] >> >> >> The output is e,d,c,b,a >> >> Code for flipwords.inc: >> >> ------- >> [showif [flipwords]![raw][flipwords][/raw]][!] >> [/!][showif [flipwords]!][!] >> [/!][showif [interpret][[flipwords]][/interpret]!][!] >> [/!][text]flipwordsd=[if >> ([flipdelimiters]![raw][flipdelimiters][/raw])|( >> [flipdelimiters]!)][then][flipdelimiters][/then][else], >> .[/else][/if][/text][!] >> [/!][math show=f]flipwordsx=[countwords >> delimiters=[flipwordsd]][interpret][[flipwords]][/interpret][/countwords] >> [/math] >> [!] >> [/!][math show=f]flipwordsy=[flipwordsx]+1[/math][!] >> [/!][listwords >> words=[interpret][[flipwords]][/interpret]&delimiters=[flipwordsd]][!] >> [/!] [math show=f]flipwordsy=[flipwordsy]-1[/math][!] >> [/!] [text show=t]flipwords[flipwordsy]=[word][delimiter][/text][!] >> [/!][/listwords][!] >> [/!][text][flipwords]=[loop >> start=1&end=[flipwordsx]][interpret][flipwords[index]][/interpret][/loop] >> [/text] >> [!] >> [/!][/showif][!] >> [/!][/showif][!] >> [/!][/showif] >> ------ >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list
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That's what I was looking for! Sometimes the solution is too easy.Thanks GeneMikeOn Wednesday, August 15, 2001, at 05:38 AM, Gene Beljaeff wrote:> How about this: > > [text]wordlist=a,b,c,d,e[/text] > > [text]_backwardsList=[/text] > [text]_delimiter=,[/text] > [listWords words=[wordlist]&delimiters=[_delimiter]] > [text]_backwardsList=[word][_delimiter][_backwardsList][/text] > [/listWords] > > > [_backwardsList] will contain the initial list, but in reverse order. > > Gene > > >> As the [listwords] context has no parameters that would allow listing >> in reverse order... >> >> I'm looking for an extremely efficient bit of code that will allow me >> to loop through words in a string in reverse order. >> >> I have created my own solution, but I have a new site that I'll need >> to use this on every page so I am wondering if there might be a more >> streamlined method of doing this, or just something I may have >> overlooked in the docs. My solution uses a combination of two >> listwords loops, several interpret tags, and a numeric loop to do an >> 'artificial array'. I'd like to slim this down if it's at all >> possible. >> >> My solution is an include file that will flip the words in a text >> variable. >> Usage: >> [text]wordlist=a,b,c,d,e[/text] >> [include file=^flipwords.inc&flipwords=wordlist&flipdelimiters=,] >> [wordlist] >> >> >> The output is e,d,c,b,a >> >> Code for flipwords.inc: >> >> ------- >> [showif [flipwords]![raw][flipwords][/raw]][!] >> [/!][showif [flipwords]!][!] >> [/!][showif [interpret][[flipwords]][/interpret]!][!] >> [/!][text]flipwordsd=[if >> ([flipdelimiters]![raw][flipdelimiters][/raw])|( >> [flipdelimiters]!)][then][flipdelimiters][/then][else], >> .[/else][/if][/text][!] >> [/!][math show=f]flipwordsx=[countwords >> delimiters=[flipwordsd]][interpret][[flipwords]][/interpret][/countwords] >> [/math] >> [!] >> [/!][math show=f]flipwordsy=[flipwordsx]+1[/math][!] >> [/!][listwords >> words=[interpret][[flipwords]][/interpret]&delimiters=[flipwordsd]][!] >> [/!] [math show=f]flipwordsy=[flipwordsy]-1[/math][!] >> [/!] [text show=t]flipwords[flipwordsy]=[word][delimiter][/text][!] >> [/!][/listwords][!] >> [/!][text][flipwords]=[loop >> start=1&end=[flipwordsx]][interpret][flipwords[index]][/interpret][/loop] >> [/text] >> [!] >> [/!][/showif][!] >> [/!][/showif][!] >> [/!][/showif] >> ------ >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to digest@talk.smithmicro.com> > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ >------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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