arithmetic

[Ramin Dousti <do...@gmail.com>]

Hello,

I have a simple macro which is supposed to receive a netMask (say
255.255.0.0) and convert it to an inverseMask 0.0.255.255.

The first problem is: how can I split on "."? I tried ".", "\.", "\\."
and so forth but none worked.

The second question is: given a string "128", how can I subtract it
from 255? I tried:

#set( $byte = "128" )
#set( $result = 255 - Integer.parseInt($byte) )

But, velocity doesn't like Integer.parseInt() static method.

Thanks in advance,

-- 
Ramin

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Re: arithmetic

[Jason Pettiss <ja...@CatalisHealth.com>]

I'm mainly posting this as a joke.  So keep that in mind.  But.  You 
could do something like, um... well...

---
#set( $mask = '0.1.254.255' )
#set( $imask = '' )

#macro( numchar $char $x $m )
#if( $char=='0' )#set( $num = 0 )
#elseif( $char=='1' )#set( $num = 1 )
#elseif( $char=='2' )#set( $num = 2 )
#elseif( $char=='3' )#set( $num = 3 )
#elseif( $char=='4' )#set( $num = 4 )
#elseif( $char=='5' )#set( $num = 5 )
#elseif( $char=='6' )#set( $num = 6 )
#elseif( $char=='7' )#set( $num = 7 )
#elseif( $char=='8' )#set( $num = 8 )
#else( $char=='9' )#set( $num = 9 )
#end
#set( $x = $x + $num * $m )
#end
#set( $bytes = $mask.split('\.') )
#foreach( $byte in $bytes )
#if( 3 == $byte.length() )
    #set( $h = $byte.substring(0,1) )
    #set( $t = $byte.substring(1,2) )
    #set( $o = $byte.substring(2,3) )
#elseif( 2 == $byte.length() )
    #set( $h = '0' )
    #set( $t = $byte.substring(0,1) )
    #set( $o = $byte.substring(1,2) )
#else
    #set( $h = '0' )
    #set( $t = '0' )
    #set( $o = $byte.substring(0,1) )
#end
#set( $x = 0 )
#numchar( $o $x 1 )
#numchar( $t $x 10 )
#numchar( $h $x 100 )
#set( $x = 255 - $x )
#set( $imask = "${imask}.$x" )
#end
#set( $imask = $imask.substring(1) )

Your mask was <b>$mask</b><br/>
Your inverse mask is <b>$imask</b>
---

That will print out

Your mask was *0.1.254.255*
Your inverse mask is *255.254.1.0*

Hehe.

Jason Pettiss
jason.pettiss@CatalishHealth.com

Ramin Dousti wrote:

>Thanks, Jason. I have access only to templates for doing what I want
>to do. Meaning, I have no access to the java code behind it. So, I guess
>I'm out of luck there to do what you're suggesting.
>
>Having said that, is there any way I can get "255 - $value" with $value
>being a string?
>
>Ramin 
>
>On 5/25/05, Jason Pettiss <ja...@catalishealth.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>You should really try to avoid being too clever in a template.  Java is
>>good for doing logical operations.  Templates are good for creating
>>content.  Try to keep the business logic in Java.
>>
>>Btw, to split on '.' in Java you'd need to do "\\.".  You need to escape
>>the backslash so that a literal backslash goes to the regexp evaluator.
>>But in a template you'd just need something like $mask.split('\.').
>>Note the use of single quotes!
>>
>>If you want to use a static method you need to wrap it with an instance
>>method.  As long as you're doing that why not just implement the full
>>method to do what you need.  Make life easier for yourself.  Write
>>yourself a method which does the right thing.  And toss an instance of
>>that object into your Context.
>>
>>Jason Pettiss
>>jason.pettiss@CatalishHealth.com
>>
>>    
>>
>
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Re: arithmetic

[Ramin Dousti <do...@gmail.com>]

Thanks, Jason. I have access only to templates for doing what I want
to do. Meaning, I have no access to the java code behind it. So, I guess
I'm out of luck there to do what you're suggesting.

Having said that, is there any way I can get "255 - $value" with $value
being a string?

Ramin 

On 5/25/05, Jason Pettiss <ja...@catalishealth.com> wrote:
> You should really try to avoid being too clever in a template.  Java is
> good for doing logical operations.  Templates are good for creating
> content.  Try to keep the business logic in Java.
> 
> Btw, to split on '.' in Java you'd need to do "\\.".  You need to escape
> the backslash so that a literal backslash goes to the regexp evaluator.
> But in a template you'd just need something like $mask.split('\.').
> Note the use of single quotes!
> 
> If you want to use a static method you need to wrap it with an instance
> method.  As long as you're doing that why not just implement the full
> method to do what you need.  Make life easier for yourself.  Write
> yourself a method which does the right thing.  And toss an instance of
> that object into your Context.
> 
> Jason Pettiss
> jason.pettiss@CatalishHealth.com
>

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Re: arithmetic

[Jason Pettiss <ja...@CatalisHealth.com>]

You should really try to avoid being too clever in a template.  Java is 
good for doing logical operations.  Templates are good for creating 
content.  Try to keep the business logic in Java.

Btw, to split on '.' in Java you'd need to do "\\.".  You need to escape 
the backslash so that a literal backslash goes to the regexp evaluator.  
But in a template you'd just need something like $mask.split('\.').  
Note the use of single quotes!

If you want to use a static method you need to wrap it with an instance 
method.  As long as you're doing that why not just implement the full 
method to do what you need.  Make life easier for yourself.  Write 
yourself a method which does the right thing.  And toss an instance of 
that object into your Context.

Jason Pettiss
jason.pettiss@CatalishHealth.com

Ramin Dousti wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I have a simple macro which is supposed to receive a netMask (say
>255.255.0.0) and convert it to an inverseMask 0.0.255.255.
>
>The first problem is: how can I split on "."? I tried ".", "\.", "\\."
>and so forth but none worked.
>
>The second question is: given a string "128", how can I subtract it
>from 255? I tried:
>
>#set( $byte = "128" )
>#set( $result = 255 - Integer.parseInt($byte) )
>
>But, velocity doesn't like Integer.parseInt() static method.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>  
>


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