...
NEXT b:
NEXT a
60 PRINT n$[/code ... , using an user function:
[code]10 DEF FN b$(n)=("0000" ...
The "Monte Carlo" method (a random variant of the brute ... the arguments in an user function (a [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org ...

... , one does

1 DEF FN l(x,y)=USR 60000 ... we were called from a function
        ;; definition like FN l(x,y ... '
        xor     a
        out     (254),a
        ld      b,a
        ld ...

... [code]
; USAGE:
; DEF FN s$(r,c)=STR$ USR ... inc hl
ld a,(hl) ;A =row
ld bc ... on the calculator stack; also A=CHR$, DE=pointer, BC= ... ;becomes the output from the function instead of BC.
...

... at 999, I just enclosed within a FOR...NEXT loop that part ... gone before:
[code]PRINT FN s$(STR$ score)[/code]
[code]DEF FN s$(s$)=p$(TO 9 ...

... my approach to be a good one! Interested in ... Also, if you use the DEF FN approach, how do you ... evaluated, for example for DEF FN a(x,y) when x ... /> +$0 ASCII code of function name 'a'
+$1 $0E ... /> +$9 $00
+$A sign byte of second parameter ...

... entrance, and the dungeon level within that location. Leaving and then ... re-entering a level will rebuild that level ... /> [/code]
The 'O' is a capital letter 'O'.

4 Removed redundant "DEF FN p$(p,q)".
12 ...

... GO SUB stack. Calling a FN is slower as every statement ... code, as long as a DEF FN only references its own local ... parameters within its DEF FN extent which is always searched first; but a DEF FN is ... contain compared to a GO SUB routine. Recursive DEF FNs use ...

... ="1024MAK;949710"]
MOD is a function that is available in some ... returns the remainder part of a division. For example, the expression ... 5” returns 0. But this function is not available on the ... one could DEF FN as MOD? In other words set up a function to ...

... one could DEF FN as MOD? In other words set up a function to ... you'd have noticed that DEF FN can only support 1-letter ... did with a LINE function before, but that would take a lot of ... out.[/quote]
They have a special category for Spectrum BASIC ...

... d have noticed that DEF FN can only support 1 ... DEF FN MOD() is not possible since the name of the function ... it can be defined a DEF FN function in BASIC to simulate ... MOD function in ZX Spectrum 48K BASIC as DEF FN a(b ... br />
10 DEF FN a(b,c)=((b/c)-INT ...

... trouble of grasping DEF FN syntax, for example. As a kid, I had ... it was literally defining a mathematic like function f(x). And that ...

... extract parameters - I remember seeing a type-in routine to delete ... chunks of a program, which was called with ... ] . Or declare it as a user-defined function DEF FN a(p,q) = USR [i ...

... and an issue with repainting a breakpoint on the last ... now ignored (BadBeard)
Fixed DEF FN statements - not correctly tokenised (Chris ... )
Added a small kludge that allows you ... filtering yet.
Fixed a small bug in the renumber ...

... SPIN team tradition here's a new release that possibly fixes ... /> Fixed Crisis's bug with DEF FN, and colin's problem with ... fix was quite a radical rewrite of a small portion of ... see if we can crush a few more bugs this ... If all is well in a week's time, I'll ...

Are there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc?

The Spectrum BASIC manual only glosses over them without going into a lot of detail.

Necros.

... your favourite death in a game be it a quick sprite dies ... type thing or a brutal scene? Speccy only is ... character or an enemy sprite within a game.

Here's ... a few of mine to start ...

... use Firefox if there was a version for the Speccy!
60 DEF FN M$(IE)=""+M$(IE)+""" is ... evil"
70 PRINT FN M$(IE)
REM etc ...

... long sleepless nights, slaving over a hot soldering iron while breathing ... - The Debt Collection
(Probably a topical thing for 2007 given ... /> Brad Mehldau - Exit Music for a Film

09_allover. ... it all that much but within a month or so I couldn ...

... information required:": PRINT
20 DEF FN a(d,h,m,s)=d ... /60/60/24)
30 DEF FN b(j,m,d,c ... +c-1524.5
31 DEF FN c(j)=357.5291+(0 ...

... s a space in the 2nd keyword - GO TO, GO SUB, DEF FN ... /> Fixed - Expression evaluations timeout a lot sooner now - typically after ... your program changes from a 128k to a 48k compatible program, and ... notation numbers after a $C4 (BIN Token) inside a string were ...

... the same book, it becomes a little scary that I may ... be reading a book with so many errors ... ]
// page 150
130 DEF FN d(s$) = (s$ > "9 ...

... /> Best sound or music (in a game):

Best ... connected to the Speccy, not a game title:[/B]
a game)[/B][B]:[/B] Dynamite ... 2. Actually no, for a change (otherwise this entire ... not a game title:[/B] I'd say the DEF FN command, ...

Ok ... it's a (WinXP) computer using a cable modem. It ... and when viewed from a different computer it pops ... 'm talking 100s of megs within a few hours.

a laptop next room. That ... />
Is there a (free?) prog out there which ...

... submit with gritted teeth expecting a couple of annoyed people, ... Unclear User? legal battle, developing a comic strip, their journalists becoming ... of these stories take shape within a games industry that was ... is available in both High-Def and SD now, the film ...

... submit with gritted teeth expecting a couple of annoyed people, ... Unclear User? legal battle, developing a comic strip, their journalists becoming ... of these stories take shape within a games industry that was ... is available in both High-Def and SD now, the film ...

... have been selected to play a virtual reality challenge game pitting ... wits against the prospect of a ?1m prize. Through the ... technology you will be transported within a Spectrum game of your choice ... remain stationary or hide in a corner will result in your ...