Re: Reverse SCAN SPLIT

From	dxf <dxforth@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.forth
Subject	Re: Reverse SCAN SPLIT
Date	2024-10-07 22:22 +1100
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On 7/10/2024 9:02 pm, Ruvim wrote:
> ... 
> 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.

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  Re: Reverse SCAN SPLIT Ruvim <ruvim.pinka@gmail.com> - 2024-10-07 14:02 +0400
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