SwapShort

[antonv]

I don't understand C++ but if you would write that in pseudocode then I might be able to help...

[rdg]

maybe you can use bitarray values to mimic bitshifting?
But this is only a guess to subscribe to this thread.

Georg

[JackStephen]

Well that's my problem too, but I know a litle bit of c++.

I know that "<<" is a bitwise shift left operator and the ">>" is a bitwise shift right operator and maxscript have a bitwise function (bit.shift), but my problem is about that & operator. I don't know what he does.

[rdg]

& should be bit.and
as && is a logical AND.

Georg

[JackStephen]

Problem solved.


fn ShortSwap s = (
b1 = bit.and s 255

b2 = bit.and (bit.shift s 8) 255

return ( (bit.shift 8 b1) + b2 )

)

Thanks Georg.

[rdg]

please tell me when to use this?
I googled it and it seems to be needed to write endian independent code.
Where could one use this in max?

regards,

Georg

[JackStephen]

I need to export the geometry of 3dsmax to a binary file format and for that format I need to flip the bytes. That's why I need this. :)

[rdg]

thank you.

Georg

[JackStephen]

No, thank you for the big help Georg.

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