OK, I will throw this in for a good measure
-----------------------------------------------------
function closestSmallerValue @pList, pMax
-- this assumes pList to be sorted ascending AND consisting of numbers
-- AND no empty items
-- here only testing for SMALLER, not <=
put the number of items of pList into tNoItems
-- if pMax is > then value of last item of pList
if pMax > tNoItems and pMax > item tNoItems of pList then return item
tNoItems of pList
-- if pMax is smaller then value of first item
if pMax <= item 1 of pList then return "error, no smaller value found"
-- in case the number of items < pMax but pList contains valid range
put min(pMax, tNoItems) into tStartItem
-- try sort of a binary search
return closeIn(pList,1,tStartItem,pMax)
end closestSmallerValue
function closeIn @pList pLowerBounds, pUpperBounds, pMax
put pUpperBounds - pLowerBounds into tSpan
put tSpan div 2 + pLowerBounds into tNewItem
put item tNewItem of pList into tNewValue
if tNewValue > pMax then
put tNewItem into pUpperBounds
else
put tNewItem into pLowerBounds
end if
if pUpperBounds - pLowerBounds < 2 then
if item pLowerBounds of pList < pMax then
return item pLowerBounds of pList
else
return item pLowerBounds -1 of pList
end if
else
get closeIn (pList, pLowerBounds, pUpperBounds, pMax)
end if
end closeIn
-----------------------------------------------------
BTW, what is a tick? Is that the imperial gallon of time? Or more a pint, a
fluid ounce?
I do kow that ticks bite and :)
No guarantees, did test it though with various lists up to 100000 items, but
what the tick... :)
My first attempt at something like "binary search" so please be forgiving.
Kind regards
Bernd
--
View this message in context:
http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/function-for-greatest-object-in-list-less-than-or-equal-to-a-value-tp4697221p4697266.html
Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
_______________________________________________
use-livecode mailing list
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com
Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription
preferences:
http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
