Re: The problem to compile Java stored function in Oracle

From:
Boris Poliakovsky <bpoliako@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.help
Date:
Mon, 31 May 2010 06:44:38 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID:
<bf08812f-c5b4-444b-a046-0b44abe37b17@o12g2000vba.googlegroups.com>
On May 31, 3:56 pm, Lew <no...@lewscanon.com> wrote:

On 05/31/2010 04:29 AM, Boris Poliakovsky wrote:

/*
* Add integers, wrapping at 2^32. This uses 16-bit operations
internally
* to work around bugs in some JS interpreters.
*/
private static int safe_add(byte x, byte y)


The Java coding conventions have no underscores in method names, and the =

use

of mixed "camel" case in identifiers, thus, "safeAdd()".

This method adds 'byte's, not 'int' values as implied by the incorrect co=

mment.

{
int rc0 = -1;
try
{
int lsw;
int msw;
lsw = (x& 0xFFFF) + (y& 0xFFFF);
msw = (x>> 16) + (y>> 16) + (lsw>> 16);
rc0 = (msw<< 16) | (lsw& 0xFFFF);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
rc0 = -1;
}
finally
{
return rc0;
}
}

}


What the hell is this routine? This method is a WTF top to bottom.

Why does a Java method give a rat's ass about bugs in JS interpreters?

The (non-Javadoc!) comment blathers about 'int' addition wrapping at 32 b=

its.

  Guess what! That's what 'int' addition does in Java anyway!

Not that that matters, because the arguments are 'byte's, not 'int's.

The result of a (non-existent) exception is to silently compute '-1'?!

Catch 'Exception'? That's an antipattern and in this case a clear subs=

titute

for thought.

Where the hell is that stack trace supposed to show? And what, you nev=

er

heard of an error message or log?

And the method's 'private', yet never used.

I mentioned the shocking lack of indentation in my other post on this que=

stion.

Really, WTF?

--
Lew- Hide quoted text -

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Dear Lew,

I have never been working with Java and JavaScript before (I am PL/SQL
developer), but right now I have to translate one JavaScript as Java
Storted Function into Oracle. For begining I took three functions from
this script and translated as I understood.
Could you please explain me haw I can do it properly ?

The source JavaScript functions are following:

- first /*
          * Convert a string to an array of little-endian words
          * If chrsz is ASCII, characters >255 have their hi-byte silently
ignored.
          */
            function str2binl(str)
            {
           var bin = Array()
           var mask = (1 << chrsz) - 1
           for(var i = 0; i < str.length * chrsz; i += chrsz)
           bin[i>>5] |= (str.charCodeAt(i / chrsz) & mask) << (i%32)
           return bin
            }

- second
            /*
          * Add integers, wrapping at 2^32. This uses 16-bit operations
internally
          * to work around bugs in some JS interpreters.
          */
            function safe_add(x, y)
            {
           var lsw = (x & 0xFFFF) + (y & 0xFFFF)
           var msw = (x >> 16) + (y >> 16) + (lsw >> 16)
           return (msw << 16) | (lsw & 0xFFFF)
            }

Third:
            /*
          * Bitwise rotate a 32-bit number to the left.
          */
            function rol(num, cnt)
            {
           return (num << cnt) | (num >>> (32 - cnt))
            }

With the best regards,
Boris

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