TIB: program speed

To: "ti-basic@lists.ticalc.org" <ti-basic@lists.ticalc.org>
Subject: TIB: program speed
From: Jody <jody1@alaska.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 03:38:24 +0000
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This is a little difficult to explain, but here goes...
I read a while ago about using the calcs ability to test logic 
statements to combine lines of code. For example, instead of this;
:If C=2
:Q+1->Q

you could do this;
:Q+(C=2->Q

and save a little memory. Well, in my program that I'm working on 
right now, I have several of these situations located within in one 
loop. Using the second example, Q+(C=2->Q, the calc will do this every 
time it goes through the loop. However, would it be FASTER (albeit 
bigger) to use the top example, If C=2 Q+1->Q. I guess in short, does 
the calc look at a command if the logic statement is false. If C<>2, 
does the calc look at the Q+1->Q, or does it quickly skip over it?

Jody Snider
jody1@alaska.net

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