it's equivalent to Python's built-in function Range() except :
1) Python starts from 0 but it starts from 1 so Range(10) results differently
Python : 0.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
AutoHotkey : 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
2) Python does not support char but it does
Python : Range("a", "z") doesn't works
AutoHotkey : Range("a", "z") results a,b,c,d,e.....v,w,x,y,z
as you can see below, Titan greatly optimized this function to have less lines but faster with additional features.
so i would like to recommend to use
Titan's 2nd version.
my very first version will be kept just as a reference to give better readability.
Much appreciated to Titan and [VxE], Ian as well.
the output is
Matchlist friendly (comma seperated, you can change the delimiter in Titan's version)
so you can apply it like
IF Var in % Range(10)
be aware that it supports integers only which is same in Python
Code:
MsgBox % Range(1,10) ;1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
MsgBox % Range(10) ;1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 (same as above)
MsgBox % Range(5,10) ;5,6,7,8,9,10
MsgBox % Range(1,10,2) ;1,3,5,7,9 (step by 2)
MsgBox % Range("a", "j") ;a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j (alphabets)
MsgBox % Range("a", "m", 2) ;a,c,e,g,i,k,m (step on alphabets as well)
MsgBox % Range("A", "J") ;A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J (upper cases)
;added features in Titan's version
MsgBox % Range(-10,10) ;supports negative numbers as well
MsgBox % Range("J") ;A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J (same as "A","J")
MsgBox % Range(1,10,1,"`n") ;Using custom delimiter
Code:
;Prototype
Range(Start, Stop="", Step=1){
if RegExMatch(Start,"i)[a-z]") && RegExMatch(Stop,"i)[a-z]")
Start := asc(Start) , Stop := asc(Stop) , alpha := 1
if !alpha {
if !Stop {
Stop := Start
Loop, %Stop%
Output .= A_Index ","
} else {
Loop, %Stop%
Output .= (!Mod(A_Index-1, Step) && A_Index >= Start) ? A_Index "," :
}
} else {
Loop, %Stop%
Output .= (!Mod(A_Index-1, Step) && A_Index >= Start) ? chr(A_Index) "," :
}
StringTrimRight, Output, Output, 1
Return Output
}
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i might post FRange() later for floats when i completely got your recursive functions. Thanks!