how can i write functions in String class without using any tools?

Pete OHanlon

So - are you meant to use telepathy? Your professor has effectively ruled out all useful constructs.

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Christian Graus

Yeah, it's homework. I don't have a problem with trying to point him in the right direction, he was up front about it and he's not asking for a solution. It sounds messy tho.

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Christian Graus

I think either the teacher is an idiot, or the OP is wrong in his understanding

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Paul Conrad

Sajjad Izadi wrote:

have to write that till next two days

Better get going then.

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Paul Conrad

Christian Graus wrote:

It sounds messy tho.

Gearing him up for real world maintenance projects, I suppose.

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Paul Conrad

Christian Graus wrote:

the teacher is an idiot

Might be a safe bet. I don't even subject my CS students to worthless crap assignments. Assignments I push on them have some real meaning to them.

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Christian Graus

I think you need to re-read the assignment. You seem to be saying 'turn a string into a byte array without using any methods on the string class that would give you access to the contents of the string'.

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Christian Graus

*grin*

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Christian Graus

Yeah, they should be learning things they can use, although I am always for students writing a list class that they will never use, for example.

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Paul Conrad

Didn't you mean to direct this to Sajjad? I'm not the one doing the assignment :-\

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Christian Graus

I usually suggest prayer when people ask stuff like this.

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Paul Conrad

Christian Graus wrote:

always for students writing a list class that they will never use

Sure, it primes them up for writing code that never gets used because boss says otherwise, and writing something like a list class teaches the fundamentals of OOP.

Christian Graus wrote:

they should be learning things they can use

Exactly, since they will walk out of the classroom with, hopefully sharper skillsets that can be of value to them. I've had students in the past, who earned lower than average grades thank me for increasing their skillsets, though their academic grade doesn't necessarily reflect it.

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Christian Graus

I think you need to re-read the assignment. You seem to be saying 'turn a string into a byte array without using any methods on the string class that would give you access to the contents of the string'.

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Christian Graus

Oh, I hate it when people do that...

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Paul Conrad

Oh well, no worries :-D

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Lost User

:laugh:

Paul Conrad

I'll admit I have some code that is a maintenance nightmare, considered "job security" to a certain extent :rolleyes:

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Guffa

Without using the built in members of the String class, you can't access it's data.

Despite everything, the person most likely to be fooling you next is yourself.

Dave Kreskowiak

Why does it have to be "or"?? Why not "and"?? ;)

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PIEBALDconsult

I was just wondering whether or not you can with unsafe code... could be fun... :suss: Howsabout this :-D :

private unsafe static void
F
(
string S
,
out char[] A
)
{
int index = 0 ;

fixed ( char\* s = S )
{
    while ( s \[ index \] != '\\0' )
    {
        index++ ;
    }

    A = new char \[ index \] ;

    fixed ( char\* a = A )
    {
        while ( index >= 0 )
        {
            a \[ index \] = s \[ index \] ;

            index-- ;
        }
    }
}

return ;

}

Or lambda expressions?

modified on Monday, July 7, 2008 11:47 PM