Re: lookups or math?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 15961
interpreted = N
texte = >>If I have to do the same lookup a bunch of times on the same page -- in order to use the results in a bunch of separate showif contexts, is it faster to simply use that lookup in every showif comparison where it's needed on the page ... >> >>... or would it be better to do the lookup just once at the top of the page and set a math variable with that lookup, and then use [math]variable[/math] inside the showifs on the rest of the page? > >It's usually faster to use the [math] technique, as long as your variable is numeric.That's what I figured, now I can do the lookup once at the top, clean up my code, and add speed -- all at once ... :)Sincerely, Ken Grome ken@iav.com 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions http://webdna.net/
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>>If I have to do the same lookup a bunch of times on the same page -- in order to use the results in a bunch of separate showif contexts, is it faster to simply use that lookup in every showif comparison where it's needed on the page ... >> >>... or would it be better to do the lookup just once at the top of the page and set a math variable with that lookup, and then use
[math]variable[/math] inside the showifs on the rest of the page? > >It's usually faster to use the
[math] technique, as long as your variable is numeric.That's what I figured, now I can do the lookup once at the top, clean up my code, and add speed -- all at once ... :)Sincerely, Ken Grome ken@iav.com 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions http://webdna.net/
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