lotto number matching

[veevee]

I've started a program where the user keys in the six winning weekly lottery numbers
and tests them for a match with their numbers (same each week). As indicated below,
my first statement tests for a match of all six (jackpot) and the second statement
tests for no matches at all. I don't know how to continue, or if this the best
way to start. There is a second, third and fourth prize for 5, 4, and 3 prizes respectively.

// test for a jackpot
on (release) {
if (a == 09 && b == 13 && c == 17 && d == 26 && e == 37 && f == 40) {
gotoAndStop ("jackpot"
}
}
// test for no numbers at all
on (release) {
if (a != 09 && b != 13 && c != 17 && d != 26 && e != 37 && f != 40) {
gotoAndStop ("zilch"
}
}

 

[davdesign]

hi

seems like the best way to do this would be combining an array with a function to check each value in the array. I'll come back and have a look tomorrow, unless someone has posted already in the meantime.

dave

(gone to zzzzzz)

dave@pinkzeppelin.com

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^​

 

[PetitPal]

Hmmm.... Something like (and please bear in mind that this is first thing in the morning after a heavy night)...


matchingNums=0;

for (i=0;i<6;i++) {
for (j=0;j<6;j++) {
if (myLottoNums == lottoNums[j]) {
matchingNums++;
}
}
}

if (matchingNums == 6) { gotoAndStop(&quot;jackpot&quot };
if (matchingNums == 0) { gotoAndStop(&quot;zilch&quot };




This looks about right (I think - can't quite think at the moment if the for loop should be <5, but I think <6 is OK); the variables are as follows:

myLottoNums is an array of your lottery numbers.
lottoNums is an array of this weeks lottery numbers.
matchingNums shows you how many of your lotto numbers match.
i is used to count through the myLottoNums array.
j is used to count through the lottoNums array.

You could quite easily convert this into a nice little function if you felt so inclined!

=)

PetitPal.

p.s. Wouldn't it be useful if Macromedia put a case statement into flash (hint hint).

 

[PetitPal]

Darn... appologies for the bad italics, forgot that TGML stuff would catch as italics! Here it is again...

thematchingNums=0;

for (i=0;i<6;i++) {
for (j=0;j<6;j++) {
if (myLottoNums == lottoNums[j]) {
matchingNums++;
}
}
}

if (matchingNums == 6) { gotoAndStop(&quot;jackpot&quot };
if (matchingNums == 0) { gotoAndStop(&quot;zilch&quot };