array length problem

[Steve]

I am having problems with this piece of script. Usually the script
works and the alert gives an array length of 9. But every so often the
array length is 8 and naturally the output is then wrong. But seeing
as I am using dis/8 in the loop how can the array length be 8?

var dis = myLine.Distance ();
var fresnelHi=[];
var fresnelLo=[];
var heightDiff;
var minHeight;
var slope=heightDif f/dis;
var freq= document.getEle mentById("Freq1 ").value;
wl= .3/freq ;
for(s=0;s<=dis; s=s+(dis/8)) {
var intervalHeight= (slope*s) + minHeight;
var points=wl*s*(di s-s)/dis;
fresHi=(interva lHeight + Math.sqrt(point s))/10;
fresnelHi.push( fresHi);
fresLo=(interva lHeight - Math.sqrt(point s))/10;
fresnelLo.push( fresLo);
}
alert(fresnelLo .length)

[Gregor Kofler]

Re: array length problem

Steve meinte:

I am having problems with this piece of script. Usually the script
works and the alert gives an array length of 9. But every so often the
array length is 8 and naturally the output is then wrong. But seeing
as I am using dis/8 in the loop how can the array length be 8?
>
var dis = myLine.Distance ();
var fresnelHi=[];
var fresnelLo=[];
var heightDiff;
var minHeight;
var slope=heightDif f/dis;
var freq= document.getEle mentById("Freq1 ").value;
wl= .3/freq ;
for(s=0;s<=dis; s=s+(dis/8)) {
var intervalHeight= (slope*s) + minHeight;
var points=wl*s*(di s-s)/dis;
fresHi=(interva lHeight + Math.sqrt(point s))/10;
fresnelHi.push( fresHi);
fresLo=(interva lHeight - Math.sqrt(point s))/10;
fresnelLo.push( fresLo);
}
alert(fresnelLo .length)

A rounding error I suppose.

Gregor


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[Dr J R Stockton]

Re: array length problem

In comp.lang.javas cript message <21d91a8b-cd30-41cb-89ee-04a9358495d5@d4
5g2000hsc.googl egroups.com>, Fri, 1 Aug 2008 06:31:33, Steve
<stephen.joung@ googlemail.comp osted:

>I am having problems with this piece of script. Usually the script
>works and the alert gives an array length of 9. But every so often the
>array length is 8 and naturally the output is then wrong. But seeing
>as I am using dis/8 in the loop how can the array length be 8?
>
>var dis = myLine.Distance ();
>var fresnelHi=[];
>var fresnelLo=[];
>var heightDiff;
>var minHeight;
>var slope=heightDif f/dis;
var freq= document.getEle mentById("Freq1 ").value;
wl= .3/freq ;
for(s=0;s<=dis; s=s+(dis/8)) {
var intervalHeight= (slope*s) + minHeight;
var points=wl*s*(di s-s)/dis;
fresHi=(interva lHeight + Math.sqrt(point s))/10;
fresnelHi.push( fresHi);
fresLo=(interva lHeight - Math.sqrt(point s))/10;
fresnelLo.push( fresLo);
}
>alert(fresnelL o.length)

Variable dis will be represented as an IEEE Double, with 53 bit
resolution. The value of dis/8 will be similar, but with exponent three
smaller. When you expect s to become 3*dis/8, an extra bit of
resolution will be wanted but not available, and s may be rounded up.
The same possibility can occur in later additions. It will vary
according to the exact value of dis.

Use for (X=0 ; X<=8 ; X++) { s = X*dis/8 // or similar.

Always expect rounding errors when using non-integers, except sometimes.

Remove repeated calculation from loops - dis/8, Math.sqrt(point s) .

And space your code, for legibility.

It's a good idea to read the newsgroup c.l.j and its FAQ. See below.

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[Steve]

Re: array length problem

On Aug 1, 7:50 pm, Dr J R Stockton <j...@merlyn.de mon.co.ukwrote:
On Aug 1, 8:29 pm, Gregor Kofler <use...@gregork ofler.atwrote:

Thank you both.

Steve.