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Is this a better example to what I suggested in post >#297?

The idea of what the functions do is really not the point I'm making, it's the concept and design I'm interested in.

#include <Array.au3>
#include <Constants.au3>

; This enumeration starts from 0 to 3.
Global Enum $AU3SCRIPT_FILEPATH, $AU3SCRIPT_FILEDATA, $AU3SCRIPT_FUNCTIONS, $AU3SCRIPT_MAX ; These could be inside the functions as Local Enum if you don't want Global variables.

Example()

Func Example()
    ; Create a constant variable with the filepath we wish to pass to Au3Script_Start.
    Local Const $sFilePath = @ScriptFullPath

    ; Create an "Au3Script"  object/api to pass to functions that can manipulate with this variable only.
    Local $hAu3Script = Au3Script_Start($sFilePath)

    ; Read and display function(s) in the script file.
    Local $aFunctions = Au3Script_Functions($hAu3Script)
    _ArrayDisplay($aFunctions, 'Functions')

    ; Read and display the script file data.
    Local $sData = Au3Script_Read($hAu3Script)
    MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, '', $sData)

    ; Display the object/api to show it is indeed an array. Item 2 is blank as this is an array.
    ; Note: The end-user shouldn't really see this, but this is purely for demonstration purposes.
    _ArrayDisplay($hAu3Script, 'INTERNAL_ONLY')

    ; Clear the object/api.
    Au3Script_Shutdown($hAu3Script)
EndFunc   ;==>Example

Func Au3Script_Functions(ByRef $aAPI) ; Display function(s) in a script file.
    Local $aFunctions = 0
    If __Au3Script_IsObject($aAPI) Then ; Check if the variable passed is a valid array with the correct number of dimensions.
        If UBound($aAPI[$AU3SCRIPT_FUNCTIONS]) = 0 Then ; Check if the variable is not an array already.
            $aFunctions = StringRegExp('Func Count(' & @CRLF & $aAPI[$AU3SCRIPT_FILEDATA], '(?im)^Func\h+(\w+)\h*\(', 3) ; Retrieve function(s) in the script.
            $aFunctions[0] = UBound($aFunctions) - 1 ; Set the 0th index to the total count.
            $aAPI[$AU3SCRIPT_FUNCTIONS] = $aFunctions ; Assign the object/api "function" with the function(s) array.
        Else
            $aFunctions = $aAPI[$AU3SCRIPT_FUNCTIONS] ; If the object/api "function" is already an array, then assign the return variable with that function.
        EndIf
    EndIf
    Return $aFunctions
EndFunc   ;==>Au3Script_Functions

Func Au3Script_Read(ByRef $aAPI) ; Read a script file.
    Local $sFileData = ''
    If __Au3Script_IsObject($aAPI) Then ; Check if the variable passed is a valid array with the correct number of dimensions.
        If $aAPI[$AU3SCRIPT_FILEDATA] = '' Then ; Check if the variable is blank/empty.
            $aAPI[$AU3SCRIPT_FILEDATA] = FileRead($aAPI[$AU3SCRIPT_FILEPATH]) ; Assign the object/api "data" with the script file data.
        EndIf
        $sFileData = $aAPI[$AU3SCRIPT_FILEDATA] ; Assign the return variable with the the object/api "data" content.
    EndIf
    Return $sFileData ; Return the read data.
EndFunc   ;==>Au3Script_Read

Func Au3Script_Start($sFilePath)
    Local $aAPI[$AU3SCRIPT_MAX] ; Create an array with 3 elements.
    $aAPI[$AU3SCRIPT_FILEPATH] = $sFilePath ; Assign the object/api "filepath"  with the script file path.
    Au3Script_Read($aAPI) ; Read the script file using the Au3Script_Read function.
    Return $aAPI ; Return the newly created object/api handle.
EndFunc   ;==>Au3Script_Start

Func Au3Script_Shutdown(ByRef $aAPI)
    Local $fReturn = __Au3Script_IsObject($aAPI) ; Check if the variable passed is a valid array with the correct number of dimensions.
    If $fReturn Then ; If is an object/api then continue...
        $aAPI = 0 ; Clear the array of all data.
    EndIf
    Return $fReturn ; True or False depending on the return value of __Au3Script_IsObject.
EndFunc   ;==>Au3Script_Shutdown

Func __Au3Script_IsObject(ByRef $aAPI) ; Internal function to check if the number of items is equal to 3 or the enum variable $AU3SCRIPT_MAX.
    Return UBound($aAPI) = $AU3SCRIPT_MAX
EndFunc   ;==>__Au3Script_IsObject

UDF List:

 
_AdapterConnections() • _AlwaysRun() • _AppMon() • _AppMonEx() • _ArrayFilter/_ArrayReduce • _BinaryBin() • _CheckMsgBox() • _CmdLineRaw() • _ContextMenu() • _ConvertLHWebColor()/_ConvertSHWebColor() • _DesktopDimensions() • _DisplayPassword() • _DotNet_Load()/_DotNet_Unload() • _Fibonacci() • _FileCompare() • _FileCompareContents() • _FileNameByHandle() • _FilePrefix/SRE() • _FindInFile() • _GetBackgroundColor()/_SetBackgroundColor() • _GetConrolID() • _GetCtrlClass() • _GetDirectoryFormat() • _GetDriveMediaType() • _GetFilename()/_GetFilenameExt() • _GetHardwareID() • _GetIP() • _GetIP_Country() • _GetOSLanguage() • _GetSavedSource() • _GetStringSize() • _GetSystemPaths() • _GetURLImage() • _GIFImage() • _GoogleWeather() • _GUICtrlCreateGroup() • _GUICtrlListBox_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveCSV() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveHTML() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveTxt() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveXML() • _GUICtrlMenu_Recent() • _GUICtrlMenu_SetItemImage() • _GUICtrlTreeView_CreateArray() • _GUIDisable() • _GUIImageList_SetIconFromHandle() • _GUIRegisterMsg() • _GUISetIcon() • _Icon_Clear()/_Icon_Set() • _IdleTime() • _InetGet() • _InetGetGUI() • _InetGetProgress() • _IPDetails() • _IsFileOlder() • _IsGUID() • _IsHex() • _IsPalindrome() • _IsRegKey() • _IsStringRegExp() • _IsSystemDrive() • _IsUPX() • _IsValidType() • _IsWebColor() • _Language() • _Log() • _MicrosoftInternetConnectivity() • _MSDNDataType() • _PathFull/GetRelative/Split() • _PathSplitEx() • _PrintFromArray() • _ProgressSetMarquee() • _ReDim() • _RockPaperScissors()/_RockPaperScissorsLizardSpock() • _ScrollingCredits • _SelfDelete() • _SelfRename() • _SelfUpdate() • _SendTo() • _ShellAll() • _ShellFile() • _ShellFolder() • _SingletonHWID() • _SingletonPID() • _Startup() • _StringCompact() • _StringIsValid() • _StringRegExpMetaCharacters() • _StringReplaceWholeWord() • _StringStripChars() • _Temperature() • _TrialPeriod() • _UKToUSDate()/_USToUKDate() • _WinAPI_Create_CTL_CODE() • _WinAPI_CreateGUID() • _WMIDateStringToDate()/_DateToWMIDateString() • Au3 script parsing • AutoIt Search • AutoIt3 Portable • AutoIt3WrapperToPragma • AutoItWinGetTitle()/AutoItWinSetTitle() • Coding • DirToHTML5 • FileInstallr • FileReadLastChars() • GeoIP database • GUI - Only Close Button • GUI Examples • GUICtrlDeleteImage() • GUICtrlGetBkColor() • GUICtrlGetStyle() • GUIEvents • GUIGetBkColor() • Int_Parse() & Int_TryParse() • IsISBN() • LockFile() • Mapping CtrlIDs • OOP in AutoIt • ParseHeadersToSciTE() • PasswordValid • PasteBin • Posts Per Day • PreExpand • Protect Globals • Queue() • Resource Update • ResourcesEx • SciTE Jump • Settings INI • SHELLHOOK • Shunting-Yard • Signature Creator • Stack() • Stopwatch() • StringAddLF()/StringStripLF() • StringEOLToCRLF() • VSCROLL • WM_COPYDATA • More Examples...

Updated: 22/04/2018

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Is this a better example to what I suggested in post >#297?

The idea of what the functions do is really not the point I'm making, it's the concept and design I'm interested in.

#include <Array.au3>
#include <Constants.au3>

; This enumeration starts from 0 to 3.
Global Enum $AU3SCRIPT_FILEPATH, $AU3SCRIPT_FILEDATA, $AU3SCRIPT_FUNCTIONS, $AU3SCRIPT_MAX ; These could be inside the functions as Local Enum if you don't want Global variables.

Example()

Func Example()
    ; Create a constant variable with the filepath we wish to pass to Au3Script_Start.
    Local Const $sFilePath = @ScriptFullPath

    ; Create an "Au3Script"  object/api to pass to functions that can manipulate with this variable only.
    Local $hAu3Script = Au3Script_Start($sFilePath)

    ; Read and display function(s) in the script file.
    Local $aFunctions = Au3Script_Functions($hAu3Script)
    _ArrayDisplay($aFunctions, 'Functions')

    ; Read and display the script file data.
    Local $sData = Au3Script_Read($hAu3Script)
    MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, '', $sData)

    ; Display the object/api to show it is indeed an array. Item 2 is blank as this is an array.
    ; Note: The end-user shouldn't really see this, but this is purely for demonstration purposes.
    _ArrayDisplay($hAu3Script, 'INTERNAL_ONLY')

    ; Clear the object/api.
    Au3Script_Shutdown($hAu3Script)
EndFunc   ;==>Example

Func Au3Script_Functions(ByRef $aAPI) ; Display function(s) in a script file.
    Local $aFunctions = 0
    If __Au3Script_IsObject($aAPI) Then ; Check if the variable passed is a valid array with the correct number of dimensions.
        If UBound($aAPI[$AU3SCRIPT_FUNCTIONS]) = 0 Then ; Check if the variable is not an array already.
            $aFunctions = StringRegExp('Func Count(' & @CRLF & $aAPI[$AU3SCRIPT_FILEDATA], '(?im)^Func\h+(\w+)\h*\(', 3) ; Retrieve function(s) in the script.
            $aFunctions[0] = UBound($aFunctions) - 1 ; Set the 0th index to the total count.
            $aAPI[$AU3SCRIPT_FUNCTIONS] = $aFunctions ; Assign the object/api "function" with the function(s) array.
        Else
            $aFunctions = $aAPI[$AU3SCRIPT_FUNCTIONS] ; If the object/api "function" is already an array, then assign the return variable with that function.
        EndIf
    EndIf
    Return $aFunctions
EndFunc   ;==>Au3Script_Functions

Func Au3Script_Read(ByRef $aAPI) ; Read a script file.
    Local $sFileData = ''
    If __Au3Script_IsObject($aAPI) Then ; Check if the variable passed is a valid array with the correct number of dimensions.
        If $aAPI[$AU3SCRIPT_FILEDATA] = '' Then ; Check if the variable is blank/empty.
            $aAPI[$AU3SCRIPT_FILEDATA] = FileRead($aAPI[$AU3SCRIPT_FILEPATH]) ; Assign the object/api "data" with the script file data.
        EndIf
        $sFileData = $aAPI[$AU3SCRIPT_FILEDATA] ; Assign the return variable with the the object/api "data" content.
    EndIf
    Return $sFileData ; Return the read data.
EndFunc   ;==>Au3Script_Read

Func Au3Script_Start($sFilePath)
    Local $aAPI[$AU3SCRIPT_MAX] ; Create an array with 3 elements.
    $aAPI[$AU3SCRIPT_FILEPATH] = $sFilePath ; Assign the object/api "filepath"  with the script file path.
    Au3Script_Read($aAPI) ; Read the script file using the Au3Script_Read function.
    Return $aAPI ; Return the newly created object/api handle.
EndFunc   ;==>Au3Script_Start

Func Au3Script_Shutdown(ByRef $aAPI)
    Local $fReturn = __Au3Script_IsObject($aAPI) ; Check if the variable passed is a valid array with the correct number of dimensions.
    If $fReturn Then ; If is an object/api then continue...
        $aAPI = 0 ; Clear the array of all data.
    EndIf
    Return $fReturn ; True or False depending on the return value of __Au3Script_IsObject.
EndFunc   ;==>Au3Script_Shutdown

Func __Au3Script_IsObject(ByRef $aAPI) ; Internal function to check if the number of items is equal to 3 or the enum variable $AU3SCRIPT_MAX.
    Return UBound($aAPI) = $AU3SCRIPT_MAX
EndFunc   ;==>__Au3Script_IsObject

Yes. DRY is quite important: In multiple places you are defining the same constants (I see Local/Global enum as constants). The new design is very easy to add a new element to.

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Thanks.

If one person learns something then I will be happy.

UDF List:

 
_AdapterConnections() • _AlwaysRun() • _AppMon() • _AppMonEx() • _ArrayFilter/_ArrayReduce • _BinaryBin() • _CheckMsgBox() • _CmdLineRaw() • _ContextMenu() • _ConvertLHWebColor()/_ConvertSHWebColor() • _DesktopDimensions() • _DisplayPassword() • _DotNet_Load()/_DotNet_Unload() • _Fibonacci() • _FileCompare() • _FileCompareContents() • _FileNameByHandle() • _FilePrefix/SRE() • _FindInFile() • _GetBackgroundColor()/_SetBackgroundColor() • _GetConrolID() • _GetCtrlClass() • _GetDirectoryFormat() • _GetDriveMediaType() • _GetFilename()/_GetFilenameExt() • _GetHardwareID() • _GetIP() • _GetIP_Country() • _GetOSLanguage() • _GetSavedSource() • _GetStringSize() • _GetSystemPaths() • _GetURLImage() • _GIFImage() • _GoogleWeather() • _GUICtrlCreateGroup() • _GUICtrlListBox_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveCSV() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveHTML() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveTxt() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveXML() • _GUICtrlMenu_Recent() • _GUICtrlMenu_SetItemImage() • _GUICtrlTreeView_CreateArray() • _GUIDisable() • _GUIImageList_SetIconFromHandle() • _GUIRegisterMsg() • _GUISetIcon() • _Icon_Clear()/_Icon_Set() • _IdleTime() • _InetGet() • _InetGetGUI() • _InetGetProgress() • _IPDetails() • _IsFileOlder() • _IsGUID() • _IsHex() • _IsPalindrome() • _IsRegKey() • _IsStringRegExp() • _IsSystemDrive() • _IsUPX() • _IsValidType() • _IsWebColor() • _Language() • _Log() • _MicrosoftInternetConnectivity() • _MSDNDataType() • _PathFull/GetRelative/Split() • _PathSplitEx() • _PrintFromArray() • _ProgressSetMarquee() • _ReDim() • _RockPaperScissors()/_RockPaperScissorsLizardSpock() • _ScrollingCredits • _SelfDelete() • _SelfRename() • _SelfUpdate() • _SendTo() • _ShellAll() • _ShellFile() • _ShellFolder() • _SingletonHWID() • _SingletonPID() • _Startup() • _StringCompact() • _StringIsValid() • _StringRegExpMetaCharacters() • _StringReplaceWholeWord() • _StringStripChars() • _Temperature() • _TrialPeriod() • _UKToUSDate()/_USToUKDate() • _WinAPI_Create_CTL_CODE() • _WinAPI_CreateGUID() • _WMIDateStringToDate()/_DateToWMIDateString() • Au3 script parsing • AutoIt Search • AutoIt3 Portable • AutoIt3WrapperToPragma • AutoItWinGetTitle()/AutoItWinSetTitle() • Coding • DirToHTML5 • FileInstallr • FileReadLastChars() • GeoIP database • GUI - Only Close Button • GUI Examples • GUICtrlDeleteImage() • GUICtrlGetBkColor() • GUICtrlGetStyle() • GUIEvents • GUIGetBkColor() • Int_Parse() & Int_TryParse() • IsISBN() • LockFile() • Mapping CtrlIDs • OOP in AutoIt • ParseHeadersToSciTE() • PasswordValid • PasteBin • Posts Per Day • PreExpand • Protect Globals • Queue() • Resource Update • ResourcesEx • SciTE Jump • Settings INI • SHELLHOOK • Shunting-Yard • Signature Creator • Stack() • Stopwatch() • StringAddLF()/StringStripLF() • StringEOLToCRLF() • VSCROLL • WM_COPYDATA • More Examples...

Updated: 22/04/2018

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So I've been experimenting with how/where to put structure 'tag' strings that are generally only used by one function.  I've been using 'Local Const' to define them, but remembered that AutoIt reinterprets everything each time it enters a function, so I figured why not put it as 'Static Local Const', but then hmm.. can't make something Const as well as Static (language defect).  So I figured, wth, I'll just obey Const rules..

Anyway, I'm curious to see what other people would think is proper here.  Too many Global variables take up the global namespace, and if they are only really relevant to a particular function, why put it outside of that function?

I did some timing tests to see what the difference in time would be in declaring something Global vs. Local Const vs. Static Local, and it appears Global and Static Local are pretty close to one another in speed.  It might not be pretty but it keeps things packaged inside a function.

Here's an example (I renamed the Global by 1 letter to prevent conflict):

Global Const $tafPROCESS_PARAMETERS="ulong MaxLen;ulong Length;ulong Flags;ulong DebugFlags;ptr ConsoleHandle;ulong ConsoleFlags;"& _
    "ptr StandardInput;ptr StandardOutput;ptr StandardErr;ushort CurrentDirLen;ushort CurrentDirMaxLen;ptr CurrentDir;ptr CurDirHandle;" & _
    "ushort DLLSearchPathLen;ushort DLLSearchPathMaxLen;ptr DLLSearchPath;ushort ImagePathLen;ushort ImagePathMaxLen;ptr ImagePathName;" & _
    "ushort CommandLineLen;ushort CommandLineMaxLen;ptr CommandLine;ptr Environment;ulong StartingX;ulong StartingY;" & _
    "ulong CountX;ulong CountY;ulong CountCharsX;ulong CountCharsY;ulong FillAttribute;ulong WindowFlags;ulong_ptr ShowWindowFlags;" & _
    "ushort InvokeMethodLen;ushort InvokeMethodMaxLen;ptr InvokeMethod;ushort DesktopInfoLen;ushort DesktopInfoMaxLen;ptr DesktopInfo;" & _
    "ushort ShellInfoLen;ushort ShellInfoMaxLen;ptr ShellInfo;ushort RuntimeDataLen;ushort RuntimeDataMaxLen;ptr RuntimeData"

Func Test1()
    Local Const $tagPROCESS_PARAMETERS="ulong MaxLen;ulong Length;ulong Flags;ulong DebugFlags;ptr ConsoleHandle;ulong ConsoleFlags;"& _
    "ptr StandardInput;ptr StandardOutput;ptr StandardErr;ushort CurrentDirLen;ushort CurrentDirMaxLen;ptr CurrentDir;ptr CurDirHandle;" & _
    "ushort DLLSearchPathLen;ushort DLLSearchPathMaxLen;ptr DLLSearchPath;ushort ImagePathLen;ushort ImagePathMaxLen;ptr ImagePathName;" & _
    "ushort CommandLineLen;ushort CommandLineMaxLen;ptr CommandLine;ptr Environment;ulong StartingX;ulong StartingY;" & _
    "ulong CountX;ulong CountY;ulong CountCharsX;ulong CountCharsY;ulong FillAttribute;ulong WindowFlags;ulong_ptr ShowWindowFlags;" & _
    "ushort InvokeMethodLen;ushort InvokeMethodMaxLen;ptr InvokeMethod;ushort DesktopInfoLen;ushort DesktopInfoMaxLen;ptr DesktopInfo;" & _
    "ushort ShellInfoLen;ushort ShellInfoMaxLen;ptr ShellInfo;ushort RuntimeDataLen;ushort RuntimeDataMaxLen;ptr RuntimeData"
    DllStructCreate($tagPROCESS_PARAMETERS)
    Return 0
EndFunc

Func Test2()
    Static Local $tagPROCESS_PARAMETERS="ulong MaxLen;ulong Length;ulong Flags;ulong DebugFlags;ptr ConsoleHandle;ulong ConsoleFlags;"& _
    "ptr StandardInput;ptr StandardOutput;ptr StandardErr;ushort CurrentDirLen;ushort CurrentDirMaxLen;ptr CurrentDir;ptr CurDirHandle;" & _
    "ushort DLLSearchPathLen;ushort DLLSearchPathMaxLen;ptr DLLSearchPath;ushort ImagePathLen;ushort ImagePathMaxLen;ptr ImagePathName;" & _
    "ushort CommandLineLen;ushort CommandLineMaxLen;ptr CommandLine;ptr Environment;ulong StartingX;ulong StartingY;" & _
    "ulong CountX;ulong CountY;ulong CountCharsX;ulong CountCharsY;ulong FillAttribute;ulong WindowFlags;ulong_ptr ShowWindowFlags;" & _
    "ushort InvokeMethodLen;ushort InvokeMethodMaxLen;ptr InvokeMethod;ushort DesktopInfoLen;ushort DesktopInfoMaxLen;ptr DesktopInfo;" & _
    "ushort ShellInfoLen;ushort ShellInfoMaxLen;ptr ShellInfo;ushort RuntimeDataLen;ushort RuntimeDataMaxLen;ptr RuntimeData"
    DllStructCreate($tagPROCESS_PARAMETERS)
    Return 0
EndFunc

Func Test3()
    DllStructCreate($tafPROCESS_PARAMETERS)
    Return 0
EndFunc


$iTimer = TimerInit()
For $i=1 To 10000
    Test1()
Next
ConsoleWrite("Test1() [Local Const] results = " & TimerDiff($iTimer) & " ms"&@CRLF)

$iTimer = TimerInit()
For $i=1 To 10000
    Test2()
Next
ConsoleWrite("Test2() [Static Local] results = " & TimerDiff($iTimer) & " ms"&@CRLF)

$iTimer = TimerInit()
For $i=1 To 10000
    Test3()
Next
ConsoleWrite("Test3() [Global Const] results = " & TimerDiff($iTimer) & " ms"&@CRLF)

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Performance Counters in Windows - Measure CPU, Disk, Network etc Performance | Network Interface Info, Statistics, and Traffic | CPU Multi-Processor Usage w/o Performance Counters | Disk and Device Read/Write Statistics | Atom Table Functions | Process, Thread, & DLL Functions UDFs | Process CPU Usage Trackers | PE File Overlay Extraction | A3X Script Extract | File + Process Imports/Exports Information | Windows Desktop Dimmer Shade | Spotlight + Focus GUI - Highlight and Dim for Eyestrain Relief | CrossHairs (FullScreen) | Rubber-Band Boxes using GUI's (_GUIBox) | GUI Fun! | IE Embedded Control Versioning (use IE9+ and HTML5 in a GUI) | Magnifier (Vista+) Functions UDF | _DLLStructDisplay (Debug!) | _EnumChildWindows (controls etc) | _FileFindEx | _ClipGetHTML | _ClipPutHTML + ClipPutHyperlink | _FileGetShortcutEx | _FilePropertiesDialog | I/O Port Functions | File(s) Drag & Drop | _RunWithReducedPrivileges | _ShellExecuteWithReducedPrivileges | _WinAPI_GetSystemInfo | dotNETGetVersions | Drive(s) Power Status | _WinGetDesktopHandle | _StringParseParameters | Screensaver, Sleep, Desktop Lock Disable | Full-Screen Crash Recovery

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_DOSWildcardsToPCRegEx (original code: RobSaunder's) | WinGetAltTabWinList (original: Authenticity)

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_ExplorerWinGetSelectedItems | MIDIEx UDF (original code: eynstyne)

(All personal code/wrappers centrally located at Ascend4nt's AutoIT Code)

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v3.3.8.1

 

Test1() [Local Const] results = 704.634111412033 ms
Test2() [static Local] results = 646.790688080816 ms
Test3() [Global Const] results = 622.18777997563 ms

v3.3.9.7

 

Test1() [Local Const] results = 754.285200375183 ms
Test2() [static Local] results = 729.205738006596 ms
Test3() [Global Const] results = 699.088974880458 ms
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UDF List:

 
_AdapterConnections() • _AlwaysRun() • _AppMon() • _AppMonEx() • _ArrayFilter/_ArrayReduce • _BinaryBin() • _CheckMsgBox() • _CmdLineRaw() • _ContextMenu() • _ConvertLHWebColor()/_ConvertSHWebColor() • _DesktopDimensions() • _DisplayPassword() • _DotNet_Load()/_DotNet_Unload() • _Fibonacci() • _FileCompare() • _FileCompareContents() • _FileNameByHandle() • _FilePrefix/SRE() • _FindInFile() • _GetBackgroundColor()/_SetBackgroundColor() • _GetConrolID() • _GetCtrlClass() • _GetDirectoryFormat() • _GetDriveMediaType() • _GetFilename()/_GetFilenameExt() • _GetHardwareID() • _GetIP() • _GetIP_Country() • _GetOSLanguage() • _GetSavedSource() • _GetStringSize() • _GetSystemPaths() • _GetURLImage() • _GIFImage() • _GoogleWeather() • _GUICtrlCreateGroup() • _GUICtrlListBox_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveCSV() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveHTML() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveTxt() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveXML() • _GUICtrlMenu_Recent() • _GUICtrlMenu_SetItemImage() • _GUICtrlTreeView_CreateArray() • _GUIDisable() • _GUIImageList_SetIconFromHandle() • _GUIRegisterMsg() • _GUISetIcon() • _Icon_Clear()/_Icon_Set() • _IdleTime() • _InetGet() • _InetGetGUI() • _InetGetProgress() • _IPDetails() • _IsFileOlder() • _IsGUID() • _IsHex() • _IsPalindrome() • _IsRegKey() • _IsStringRegExp() • _IsSystemDrive() • _IsUPX() • _IsValidType() • _IsWebColor() • _Language() • _Log() • _MicrosoftInternetConnectivity() • _MSDNDataType() • _PathFull/GetRelative/Split() • _PathSplitEx() • _PrintFromArray() • _ProgressSetMarquee() • _ReDim() • _RockPaperScissors()/_RockPaperScissorsLizardSpock() • _ScrollingCredits • _SelfDelete() • _SelfRename() • _SelfUpdate() • _SendTo() • _ShellAll() • _ShellFile() • _ShellFolder() • _SingletonHWID() • _SingletonPID() • _Startup() • _StringCompact() • _StringIsValid() • _StringRegExpMetaCharacters() • _StringReplaceWholeWord() • _StringStripChars() • _Temperature() • _TrialPeriod() • _UKToUSDate()/_USToUKDate() • _WinAPI_Create_CTL_CODE() • _WinAPI_CreateGUID() • _WMIDateStringToDate()/_DateToWMIDateString() • Au3 script parsing • AutoIt Search • AutoIt3 Portable • AutoIt3WrapperToPragma • AutoItWinGetTitle()/AutoItWinSetTitle() • Coding • DirToHTML5 • FileInstallr • FileReadLastChars() • GeoIP database • GUI - Only Close Button • GUI Examples • GUICtrlDeleteImage() • GUICtrlGetBkColor() • GUICtrlGetStyle() • GUIEvents • GUIGetBkColor() • Int_Parse() & Int_TryParse() • IsISBN() • LockFile() • Mapping CtrlIDs • OOP in AutoIt • ParseHeadersToSciTE() • PasswordValid • PasteBin • Posts Per Day • PreExpand • Protect Globals • Queue() • Resource Update • ResourcesEx • SciTE Jump • Settings INI • SHELLHOOK • Shunting-Yard • Signature Creator • Stack() • Stopwatch() • StringAddLF()/StringStripLF() • StringEOLToCRLF() • VSCROLL • WM_COPYDATA • More Examples...

Updated: 22/04/2018

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So, what you're saying is that you prefer tap over bottled?  Interesting viewpoint on the matter :think:

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Well bottled water is just tap water in some cases, so yeah, I like good old fashioned tap water.

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Ok, so I have a theory that using ByRef is a good coding practice.  Let's discuss why I'm wrong.

This demonstrates my justification for using ByRef on strings and arrays (really, all variables).  Is this not good practice then?

; creates a variable in memory which has a lot of elements
Global Const $my_global_variable[16777216] = ['']

MyFunction($my_global_variable)

; creates yet another variable in memory which has a lot of elements
Func MyFunction(const $my_local_variable)
    ; crunch $my_local_variable
EndFunc

; creates a pointer in memory which still uses memory yes,
; but if $my_global_variable were huge
; then it would save memory
Func MyFunctionWithByRef(const byref $my_local_variable)
    ; crunch on $my_local_variable
EndFunc
Edited by jaberwocky6669

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It really depends on the datatype being 'referenced' and whether you need the data remaining the same when you return from the function. You're saying that you use ByRef religiously, which isn't always a good thing. Take for example the following:

Local $sFilePath = @ScriptDir
SomeFilePath($sFilePath)
ConsoleWrite('Outside of function: ' & $sFilePath & @CRLF ) ; This should be exactly the same as when first initialised, but using ByRef changes the data in the variable.

Func SomeFilePath(ByRef $sFilePath)
    If Not (StringRight($sFilePath, StringLen('\')) = '\') Then $sFilePath &= '\' ; Append a backslash for the purposes of this function only.
    ConsoleWrite('SomeFilePath: ' & $sFilePath & @CRLF)
EndFunc   ;==>SomeFilePath

So you might be saving on "memory" but causing even more problems later on.

As I mentioned before arrays and strings are copy-on-write, so if you pass an array via a function, AutoIt doesn't copy the variable data unless it's changed in someway.

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_AdapterConnections() • _AlwaysRun() • _AppMon() • _AppMonEx() • _ArrayFilter/_ArrayReduce • _BinaryBin() • _CheckMsgBox() • _CmdLineRaw() • _ContextMenu() • _ConvertLHWebColor()/_ConvertSHWebColor() • _DesktopDimensions() • _DisplayPassword() • _DotNet_Load()/_DotNet_Unload() • _Fibonacci() • _FileCompare() • _FileCompareContents() • _FileNameByHandle() • _FilePrefix/SRE() • _FindInFile() • _GetBackgroundColor()/_SetBackgroundColor() • _GetConrolID() • _GetCtrlClass() • _GetDirectoryFormat() • _GetDriveMediaType() • _GetFilename()/_GetFilenameExt() • _GetHardwareID() • _GetIP() • _GetIP_Country() • _GetOSLanguage() • _GetSavedSource() • _GetStringSize() • _GetSystemPaths() • _GetURLImage() • _GIFImage() • _GoogleWeather() • _GUICtrlCreateGroup() • _GUICtrlListBox_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveCSV() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveHTML() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveTxt() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveXML() • _GUICtrlMenu_Recent() • _GUICtrlMenu_SetItemImage() • _GUICtrlTreeView_CreateArray() • _GUIDisable() • _GUIImageList_SetIconFromHandle() • _GUIRegisterMsg() • _GUISetIcon() • _Icon_Clear()/_Icon_Set() • _IdleTime() • _InetGet() • _InetGetGUI() • _InetGetProgress() • _IPDetails() • _IsFileOlder() • _IsGUID() • _IsHex() • _IsPalindrome() • _IsRegKey() • _IsStringRegExp() • _IsSystemDrive() • _IsUPX() • _IsValidType() • _IsWebColor() • _Language() • _Log() • _MicrosoftInternetConnectivity() • _MSDNDataType() • _PathFull/GetRelative/Split() • _PathSplitEx() • _PrintFromArray() • _ProgressSetMarquee() • _ReDim() • _RockPaperScissors()/_RockPaperScissorsLizardSpock() • _ScrollingCredits • _SelfDelete() • _SelfRename() • _SelfUpdate() • _SendTo() • _ShellAll() • _ShellFile() • _ShellFolder() • _SingletonHWID() • _SingletonPID() • _Startup() • _StringCompact() • _StringIsValid() • _StringRegExpMetaCharacters() • _StringReplaceWholeWord() • _StringStripChars() • _Temperature() • _TrialPeriod() • _UKToUSDate()/_USToUKDate() • _WinAPI_Create_CTL_CODE() • _WinAPI_CreateGUID() • _WMIDateStringToDate()/_DateToWMIDateString() • Au3 script parsing • AutoIt Search • AutoIt3 Portable • AutoIt3WrapperToPragma • AutoItWinGetTitle()/AutoItWinSetTitle() • Coding • DirToHTML5 • FileInstallr • FileReadLastChars() • GeoIP database • GUI - Only Close Button • GUI Examples • GUICtrlDeleteImage() • GUICtrlGetBkColor() • GUICtrlGetStyle() • GUIEvents • GUIGetBkColor() • Int_Parse() & Int_TryParse() • IsISBN() • LockFile() • Mapping CtrlIDs • OOP in AutoIt • ParseHeadersToSciTE() • PasswordValid • PasteBin • Posts Per Day • PreExpand • Protect Globals • Queue() • Resource Update • ResourcesEx • SciTE Jump • Settings INI • SHELLHOOK • Shunting-Yard • Signature Creator • Stack() • Stopwatch() • StringAddLF()/StringStripLF() • StringEOLToCRLF() • VSCROLL • WM_COPYDATA • More Examples...

Updated: 22/04/2018

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SomeFunc('FILEPATH')

Func SomeFunc($sFilePath)
    Return $sFilePath
EndFunc   ;==>SomeFunc

; Is no different to...

$sFilePath = 'FILEPATH'

Func SomeFunc(ByRef Const $sFilePath)
    Return $sFilePath
EndFunc   ;==>SomeFunc

; as a single variable has to be created anyway. So it's kind of defeating the whole purpose.

UDF List:

 
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Updated: 22/04/2018

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I personally do not like to modify variables ByRef.  Take _ArrayDelete for example.  Because it doesn't return a modified array then I have to feed it a non const array.  This goes against established best coding practice.  I love my const variables.

But I can see what you mean by your example though I still think it duplicates the variable if it isn't passed ByRef.  Which could have problems for large arrays/strings.

; as a single variable has to be created anyway. So it's kind of defeating the whole purpose.

 

See the comment I added:

SomeFunc('FILEPATH')

Func SomeFunc($sFilePath)
    Return $sFilePath ; my argument is that two variables are created here whereas if it were byref then only one is created.
EndFunc   ;==>SomeFunc

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Yes. 


 

UDF List:

 
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jaberwocky6669,

Thanks. You can link to it. No shame if you are able to change. The evidence is in the testing and that is what I base my thoughts on.

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@MHz

I visit your site

and on my first look

http://users.tpg.com.au/mpheath/au3_api_updater/

this is very nice

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mlipok,

Thanks. I am glad that you like it. A topic exists for Au3 Api Updater which can be found >here. All bugs, support, comments and any other can be posted there.

Now, back to topic for guinness' sake  o:) 

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I don't mind

UDF List:

 
_AdapterConnections() • _AlwaysRun() • _AppMon() • _AppMonEx() • _ArrayFilter/_ArrayReduce • _BinaryBin() • _CheckMsgBox() • _CmdLineRaw() • _ContextMenu() • _ConvertLHWebColor()/_ConvertSHWebColor() • _DesktopDimensions() • _DisplayPassword() • _DotNet_Load()/_DotNet_Unload() • _Fibonacci() • _FileCompare() • _FileCompareContents() • _FileNameByHandle() • _FilePrefix/SRE() • _FindInFile() • _GetBackgroundColor()/_SetBackgroundColor() • _GetConrolID() • _GetCtrlClass() • _GetDirectoryFormat() • _GetDriveMediaType() • _GetFilename()/_GetFilenameExt() • _GetHardwareID() • _GetIP() • _GetIP_Country() • _GetOSLanguage() • _GetSavedSource() • _GetStringSize() • _GetSystemPaths() • _GetURLImage() • _GIFImage() • _GoogleWeather() • _GUICtrlCreateGroup() • _GUICtrlListBox_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveCSV() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveHTML() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveTxt() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveXML() • _GUICtrlMenu_Recent() • _GUICtrlMenu_SetItemImage() • _GUICtrlTreeView_CreateArray() • _GUIDisable() • _GUIImageList_SetIconFromHandle() • _GUIRegisterMsg() • _GUISetIcon() • _Icon_Clear()/_Icon_Set() • _IdleTime() • _InetGet() • _InetGetGUI() • _InetGetProgress() • _IPDetails() • _IsFileOlder() • _IsGUID() • _IsHex() • _IsPalindrome() • _IsRegKey() • _IsStringRegExp() • _IsSystemDrive() • _IsUPX() • _IsValidType() • _IsWebColor() • _Language() • _Log() • _MicrosoftInternetConnectivity() • _MSDNDataType() • _PathFull/GetRelative/Split() • _PathSplitEx() • _PrintFromArray() • _ProgressSetMarquee() • _ReDim() • _RockPaperScissors()/_RockPaperScissorsLizardSpock() • _ScrollingCredits • _SelfDelete() • _SelfRename() • _SelfUpdate() • _SendTo() • _ShellAll() • _ShellFile() • _ShellFolder() • _SingletonHWID() • _SingletonPID() • _Startup() • _StringCompact() • _StringIsValid() • _StringRegExpMetaCharacters() • _StringReplaceWholeWord() • _StringStripChars() • _Temperature() • _TrialPeriod() • _UKToUSDate()/_USToUKDate() • _WinAPI_Create_CTL_CODE() • _WinAPI_CreateGUID() • _WMIDateStringToDate()/_DateToWMIDateString() • Au3 script parsing • AutoIt Search • AutoIt3 Portable • AutoIt3WrapperToPragma • AutoItWinGetTitle()/AutoItWinSetTitle() • Coding • DirToHTML5 • FileInstallr • FileReadLastChars() • GeoIP database • GUI - Only Close Button • GUI Examples • GUICtrlDeleteImage() • GUICtrlGetBkColor() • GUICtrlGetStyle() • GUIEvents • GUIGetBkColor() • Int_Parse() & Int_TryParse() • IsISBN() • LockFile() • Mapping CtrlIDs • OOP in AutoIt • ParseHeadersToSciTE() • PasswordValid • PasteBin • Posts Per Day • PreExpand • Protect Globals • Queue() • Resource Update • ResourcesEx • SciTE Jump • Settings INI • SHELLHOOK • Shunting-Yard • Signature Creator • Stack() • Stopwatch() • StringAddLF()/StringStripLF() • StringEOLToCRLF() • VSCROLL • WM_COPYDATA • More Examples...

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