I have this piece of code that I think may be improved but I can't think of a good way of going about it. Hoping someone understands and can help me.
Below is an example of it:
// The goal is increment CurrPosition with Velocity, however, CurrPosition must remain an int.
int main()
{
int CurrPosition = 0, // Current Position
IncAmt; // Update difference, may be 0
float Velocity = 0.27f, // Amount of update per iteration
DiffBetweenSteps = 0; // 'hold over' amount after getting an integer step
while( CurrPosition < 10 )
{
// --------- Looking for improvements here --------
// Increment difference
DiffBetweenSteps += Velocity
// Only get the integer amount of update
IncAmt = static_cast<int>(DiffBetweenSteps);
// Remove this amount to get the float difference between steps
DiffBetweenSteps -= static_cast<float>(IncAmt);
// Update position
CurrPosition += IncAmt;
//--------------------------------------------------
}
return 0;
}
// The goal is increment CurrPosition with Velocity, however, CurrPosition must remain an int.
int main()
{
int CurrPosition = 0, // Current Position
float Velocity = 0.27f, // Amount of update per iteration
CurPosFloat = 0.0; // Current Position as float
while( CurrPosition < 10 )
{
// Increment difference
CurPosFloat += Velocity
// Convert float position to int position
// Multiple conversion options available here. ceil(), floor(), proper rounding, etc.
CurrPosition = ceil(CurPosFloat);
}
return 0;
}
