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Complex numbers in JavaScript
var Complex = function(real, imag) {
if (!(this instanceof Complex)) {
return new Complex (real, imag);
}
if (typeof real === "string" && imag == null) {
return Complex.parse (real);
}
this.real = Number(real) || 0;
this.imag = Number(imag) || 0;
};
Complex.parse = function(string) {
var real, imag, regex, match, a, b, c;
// TODO: Make this work better-er
regex = /^([-+]?(?:\d+|\d*\.\d+))?[-+]?(\d+|\d*\.\d+)?[ij]$/i;
string = String(string).replace (/\s+/g, '');
match = string.match (regex);
if (!match) {
throw new Error("Invalid input to Complex.parse, expecting a + bi format");
}
a = match[1];
b = match[2];
c = match[3];
real = a != null ? parseFloat (a) : 0;
imag = parseFloat ((b || "+") + (c || "1"));
return new Complex(real, imag);
};
Complex.prototype.copy = function() {
return new Complex (this.real, this.imag);
};
Complex.prototype.add = function(operand) {
var real, imag;
if (operand instanceof Complex) {
real = operand.real;
imag = operand.imag;
} else {
real = Number(operand);
imag = 0;
}
this.real += real;
this.imag += imag;
return this;
};
Complex.prototype.subtract = function(operand) {
var real, imag;
if (operand instanceof Complex) {
real = operand.real;
imag = operand.imag;
} else {
real = Number(operand);
imag = 0;
}
this.real -= real;
this.imag -= imag;
return this;
};
Complex.prototype.multiply = function(operand) {
var real, imag, tmp;
if (operand instanceof Complex) {
real = operand.real;
imag = operand.imag;
} else {
real = Number(operand);
imag = 0;
}
tmp = this.real * real - this.imag * imag;
this.imag = this.real * imag + this.imag * real;
this.real = tmp;
return this;
};
Complex.prototype.divide = function(operand) {
var real, imag, denom, tmp;
if (operand instanceof Complex) {
real = operand.real;
imag = operand.imag;
} else {
real = Number(operand);
imag = 0;
}
denom = real * real + imag * imag;
tmp = (this.real * real + this.imag * imag) / denom;
this.imag = (this.imag * real - this.real * imag) / denom;
this.real = tmp;
return this;
};
var repl = require('repl');
repl.start().context.Complex = Complex;
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tehmoth commented Dec 1, 2013

No polar coordinates.

@FranklinYu
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@tehmoth MathJS can do.

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