Re: Reverse SCAN SPLIT

On 7/10/2024 9:02 pm, Ruvim wrote:

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Why do you prefer the order ( u.hour u.min u.sec ) rather than ( u.sec u.min u.hour ) ?
 
The later order makes code simpler in (1) and (2), also, it follows the order of parameters in `TIME&DATE`.
 
Moreover, if you want to convert three components to seconds, you need to reverse their order again:
 
: time3-to-seconds ( u.hour u.min u.sec -- u.sec-total )
  swap rot  60 * + 60 * +
;
 
If the order of parameters is reversed, the above definition takes a simpler form:
 
: time3-to-seconds ( u.sec u.min u.hour -- u.sec-total )
  60 * + 60 * +
;

I thought it would be easier to convert to total secs (on 16-bit it has to be a double).
But perhaps not.