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List Fixed Window Center Anchor Tool

Compute list fixed window center anchor from explicit bounded inputs.

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Description

Return start plus floor((width - 1)/2), start plus floor(width/2), and the geometric midpoint start + (width - 1)/2.

A list window uses a start and exclusive end or a center and radius. Boundary clamping, padding, and half-integer centers are separate conventions.

Return start plus floor((width - 1)/2), start plus floor(width/2), and the geometric midpoint start + (width - 1)/2.

When to use this tool

Use List Fixed Window Center Anchor when you need an explicit window position or edge-padding budget.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter start, width. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read leftCenter, rightCenter, halfIndex. Use the output convention below.

Return start plus floor((width - 1)/2), start plus floor(width/2), and the geometric midpoint start + (width - 1)/2.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
startStartRequired. Safe integer; minimum 0.
widthWidth, count, or interval span under the stated formula.Required. Safe integer; minimum 1.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
leftCenterLeft CenterRequired. Safe integer.
rightCenterRight CenterRequired. Safe integer.
halfIndexHalf IndexRequired. Finite number.
json
{
  "input": {
    "start": 10,
    "width": 4
  },
  "output": {
    "leftCenter": 11,
    "rightCenter": 12,
    "halfIndex": 11.5
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • Even widths have two center elements and a half-integer midpoint; no actual list bounds are supplied.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
  • Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Inspect actual list bounds and choose whether to shift, truncate, or pad windows before extracting data.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: list/list-fixed-window-center-anchor — tool.io

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