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|Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Advanced Function. Here, I'll show you how to create a little calculator program. | |Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Advanced Function. Here, I'll show you how to create a little calculator program. | ||
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|We will deal with a function that allows you to input a value. Then gain a value out of this, after a mathematical operation | |We will deal with a function that allows you to input a value. Then gain a value out of this, after a mathematical operation | ||
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|So, we'll create a function in the same way that we've done before. I'll call this 'calc' | |So, we'll create a function in the same way that we've done before. I'll call this 'calc' | ||
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|And I'm going to create my first block . Here , I'll type 'number1', 'number2' and an 'operator' | |And I'm going to create my first block . Here , I'll type 'number1', 'number2' and an 'operator' | ||
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|I'll say switch and put the switch condition or rather the input of the switch is 'op' | |I'll say switch and put the switch condition or rather the input of the switch is 'op' | ||
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|I'll create a block for this and I'll say case = plus then carry out this. | |I'll create a block for this and I'll say case = plus then carry out this. | ||
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|I'll make a new variable called 'total' which will be equal to 'num1' which is input here plus 'num2' | |I'll make a new variable called 'total' which will be equal to 'num1' which is input here plus 'num2' | ||
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|I'll break that with a semicolon. Now there's probability a much easier way to do this by combining the switch statement with a function. | |I'll break that with a semicolon. Now there's probability a much easier way to do this by combining the switch statement with a function. | ||
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|So you will be able to use all different kinds of things inside other statements and inside functions. | |So you will be able to use all different kinds of things inside other statements and inside functions. | ||
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|So I have created a case for 'plus'. So when this equals to 'plus' supplied by the user, we have 'num1' added to 'num2'. | |So I have created a case for 'plus'. So when this equals to 'plus' supplied by the user, we have 'num1' added to 'num2'. | ||
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| We will scroll down. Make sure you break that. | | We will scroll down. Make sure you break that. | ||
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|We'll now copy this code down. | |We'll now copy this code down. | ||
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|And here we'll say 'multiply' and we'll say 'divide' and make sure you change the sign here. | |And here we'll say 'multiply' and we'll say 'divide' and make sure you change the sign here. | ||
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|Now this would do absolutely nothing. Refresh this. Now, if we enter this page, there is nothing, because we haven't called our function. | |Now this would do absolutely nothing. Refresh this. Now, if we enter this page, there is nothing, because we haven't called our function. | ||
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|Now to call our function, as you know, we will just say calc and put our values in. | |Now to call our function, as you know, we will just say calc and put our values in. | ||
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|We have got nothing, because, there is no return output. So, in each case what we should say is 'return total'. | |We have got nothing, because, there is no return output. So, in each case what we should say is 'return total'. | ||
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|What this does is - If you think of the function as a variable it sets the function's value as the total. | |What this does is - If you think of the function as a variable it sets the function's value as the total. | ||
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|Okay so obviously we don't need to do that for unknown operator. This is because, there is no operator to be found here. | |Okay so obviously we don't need to do that for unknown operator. This is because, there is no operator to be found here. | ||
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|And we can refresh that. | |And we can refresh that. | ||
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|You can see the bracket of a function that starts here and ends here | |You can see the bracket of a function that starts here and ends here | ||
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|I'll place this underneath here, where it should be and then refresh it. It's 20 okay, we can see the 10 + 10 is 20 through our function | |I'll place this underneath here, where it should be and then refresh it. It's 20 okay, we can see the 10 + 10 is 20 through our function | ||
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|Okay, we have got a quiet long decimal number. So you can see that this is quite good function that we have made. We have got our first number, our second number and an operator. | |Okay, we have got a quiet long decimal number. So you can see that this is quite good function that we have made. We have got our first number, our second number and an operator. | ||
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|And through a switch statement it detects which one and performs the relevant operation to it. | |And through a switch statement it detects which one and performs the relevant operation to it. | ||
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Revision as of 11:52, 7 August 2013
| Time | Narration |
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| 0:03 | Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Advanced Function. Here, I'll show you how to create a little calculator program. |
| 0:11 | We will deal with a function that allows you to input a value. Then gain a value out of this, after a mathematical operation |
| 0:20 | So, we'll create a function in the same way that we've done before. I'll call this 'calc' |
| 0:27 | And I'm going to create my first block . Here , I'll type 'number1', 'number2' and an 'operator' |
| 0:35 | Now this will be a numerical value. This will be an integer or decimal, depending on the user-input. This will also be the same and this will be the string value of either 'add' 'subtract' 'multiply' or 'divide' |
| 0:52 | Now inside our function we need to start creating our code. I'm going to create a switch statement inside. |
| 01:00 | I'll say switch and put the switch condition or rather the input of the switch is 'op' |
| 1:09 | I'll create a block for this and I'll say case = plus then carry out this. |
| 1:18 | I'll make a new variable called 'total' which will be equal to 'num1' which is input here plus 'num2' |
| 1:32 | I'll break that with a semicolon. Now there's probability a much easier way to do this by combining the switch statement with a function. |
| 1:44 | So you will be able to use all different kinds of things inside other statements and inside functions. |
| 1:52 | So I have created a case for 'plus'. So when this equals to 'plus' supplied by the user, we have 'num1' added to 'num2'. |
| 2:03 | Now we need to go down and create another 'case', which is 'minus'. I'll type total = 'num1' - 'num2' |
| 2:17 | We will scroll down. Make sure you break that. |
| 2:21 | We'll now copy this code down. |
| 2:24 | And here we'll say 'multiply' and we'll say 'divide' and make sure you change the sign here. |
| 2:34 | Now if you don't understand what is going on please feel free to contact us via e-mail. I hope every confusion will be resolved in that way. |
| 2:45 | In the default we're going to echo out 'unknown operator'. OK? |
| 2:51 | Let me just run through this. Then we will start to call the function. |
| 2:56 | I have got a function called calculator or calc for short, which takes a number as input, then a second number and then an operator which could be either 'plus' 'minus' 'multiply' or 'divide'. |
| 3:12 | As you have probably seen in my mathematical operator - sorry in my arithmetic operator tutorial. |
| 3:20 | Now we have a switch statement inside, which takes this 'op' into account. It takes what has been entered. Now if it equals to a 'plus', remember that it switches over to this statement. It is easier to write and much more efficient. |
| 3:42 | If it equals to a 'plus' then we will create a new variable called 'total'. |
| 3:48 | That's going to be equal to the first number which was entered and added to the second number which was entered. |
| 3:56 | Here we will say if it's a 'minus', then the variable 'total' - okay remember, the variable 'total' will only be set once for each case either plus or minus - so this total variable going to be number 1 - number 2 and the same for multiply and divide as well. |
| 4:21 | Now this would do absolutely nothing. Refresh this. Now, if we enter this page, there is nothing, because we haven't called our function. |
| 4:33 | Now to call our function, as you know, we will just say calc and put our values in. |
| 4:40 | Let's us just give it two numbers say 10 and 10 and a 'plus' . Okay, so that will be 20. Now watch what happens if I refresh this. Nothing. Now why? |
| 4:55 | The reason is that we haven't echoed this out. We've just set it as a variable. |
| 5:01 | So what we would ideally do is we will echo what has been out put from calc. Now, at the moment this won't do anything if we do a refresh |
| 5:11 | We have got nothing, because, there is no return output. So, in each case what we should say is 'return total'. |
| 5:24 | What this does is - If you think of the function as a variable it sets the function's value as the total. |
| 5:32 | As long as you say return whatever you say here the function will equal that. |
| 5:39 | So we are going to say return total and we are going to copy that and paste it down for each case. |
| 5:47 | Okay so obviously we don't need to do that for unknown operator. This is because, there is no operator to be found here. |
| 5:58 | And we can refresh that. |
| 6:00 | We still don't have anything. Guess why? |
| 6:04 | The reason this is not working is because I've echoed this inside a function. That's a mistake. |
| 6:10 | You can see the bracket of a function that starts here and ends here |
| 6:15 | I'll place this underneath here, where it should be and then refresh it. It's 20 okay, we can see the 10 + 10 is 20 through our function |
| 6:37 | So let's pick some different values, say, 13 and 7 and divide. Let's see what we get. |
| 6:46 | Okay, we have got a quiet long decimal number. So you can see that this is quite good function that we have made. We have got our first number, our second number and an operator. |
| 7:00 | And through a switch statement it detects which one and performs the relevant operation to it. |
| 7:06 | An unknown operator error will be given if it can't be determined. |
| 7:11 | So, for example let's take 'a' which is not a valid operator. As soon as we refresh it's going to unknown operator. This brings us to the end of the tutorial on advanced functions. We saw that we can input a value and then returned a value echoing out using a return command. |
| 7:31 | This is Sidharth dubbing for the Spoken Tutorial Project. Thanks for watching. |
