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Math Parser

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Solve mathematical equations

Introduction

This is a parser which uses RegEx to solve mathematical expressions.

How To Use It?

C#
MathParser.Parser p = new MathParser.Parser();
if( p.Evaluate( "-(5-10)^(-1)(3+2(cos(3Pi)+(2+ln(exp(1)))^3))" ) ) 
    Console.WriteLine( p.Result );
else Console.WriteLine( "Error." );

Features

  • Functions
    • abs
    • acos
    • asin
    • atan
    • cos
    • cosh
    • floor
    • ln
    • log
    • sign
    • sin
    • sinh
    • sqrt
    • tan
    • tanh
  • Operators: +, -, *, , ^, !
  • Constants: Pi

Choose between RAD, DEG and GRAD.

C#
p.Mode = MathParser.Mode.RAD;
p.Mode = MathParser.Mode.DEG;
p.Mode = MathParser.Mode.GRAD;

Or:

C#
Parser p = new Parser( MathParser.Mode.DEG );

plain
2(1+3(1e3+1)) = 2*(1+3*(1000+1)) = 2*(1+3(1000+1)) = 2(1+3*(10^3+1)) = 6008

2(1+4(5Pi+2,2e3)(5+2)^3) is the same as 2*(1+4*(5*Pi+2200)*(5+2)^3).

Known Problems

I tested this parser on a German operating system (WinXP).
If I want to convert a string to double (e.g. "3.123") the decimal point must be a "," (Convert.ToDouble("3.123") would throw an Exception).
I'm not sure if this works on an English version of WinXP.

If there are any problems with the decimal point, just report it and I will fix it.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed some problems with exponents

License

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)


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Comments and Discussions

 
GeneralRe: More problems with floating point Pin
Paratrooper6664-Sep-06 11:21
Paratrooper6664-Sep-06 11:21 
GeneralRe: More problems with floating point Pin
schubb4-Sep-06 22:31
schubb4-Sep-06 22:31 
GeneralRe: More problems with floating point Pin
Paratrooper6665-Sep-06 10:26
Paratrooper6665-Sep-06 10:26 
Questionhow to use the dll? Pin
ewighell28-Apr-06 21:56
ewighell28-Apr-06 21:56 
AnswerRe: how to use the dll? Pin
Paratrooper66630-Apr-06 11:59
Paratrooper66630-Apr-06 11:59 
GeneralUse CultureInfo.InvariantCulture. Pin
wout de zeeuw25-Aug-05 8:41
wout de zeeuw25-Aug-05 8:41 
GeneralError Pin
stenflo24-Aug-05 20:41
stenflo24-Aug-05 20:41 
GeneralRe: Error Pin
Paratrooper66625-Aug-05 9:10
Paratrooper66625-Aug-05 9:10 
Hi stenflo!

Problem has been fixed!

"(\+-]?\d+,*\d*e[\+-]?\d+|[\-\+]?\d+,*\d*)([\/\*])(-?\d+,*\d*e[\+-]?\d+|-?\d+,*\d*)"
^ ^
| |
this and this
are responsible for an incorrect result.

0,27 * 0,02 * 0,01 * 20 -> 5,4E-3 * 0,01 * 20
----------- ___^__
|
RegEx is not able to find this number, because it
searches only for lower 'e'.

I have replaced 'e' in the pattern through '[eE]' (in the whole class).
(RegexOptions.IgnoreCase would also work)
Now, it seems to work very well.

I have also fixed a problem with exponents.
1e2 should return 100.
But there was a bug in the RegEx-Pattern, which inserts the missing '*'.
(1e2 -> 1e*2 -> Error.)

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