More blocks for calculation?

[cheny0y0]

Some blocks I think is needed. Just like:

• power
• binary AND
• binary OR
• binary XOR
• binary INVERT
• repeat a string
• slice of a string
• compare two strings with case sensitivity
• get a character's UTF-8 code value
• replace some string to another string in a string
• convert all letters in string into uppercase/lowercase

And I wish “binary AND” can merge into “<<boolean> and <boolean>>” block, “binary OR” can merge into “<<boolean> or <boolean>>” block, “binary INVERT” can merge into “<not <boolean>>” block.
The other blocks are here for the advice:

• ((number) ^ (number)) {power}
• ((number) XOR (number)) {binary XOR}
• [repeat [string] for (number) times] {repeat a string}
• [get [string] from letter (number) to letter (number)] {slice of a string}
• <[string] == [string]> {compare two strings with case sensitivity}
• (get [string]'s UTF-8 code value) {get a character's UTF-8 code value}
• [replace [string that be replaced] with [string that will replace with] in [current string]] {replace some string to another string in a string}

Some examples of these:

• ((9) ^ (4)) => (6561)
• ((68) XOR (72)) => (12)
• [repeat [Hello!] for (4) times] => [Hello!Hello!Hello!Hello!]
• [get [example-string] from letter (7) to letter (12)] => [e-stri]
• <[Hello] == [hello]> => <false>
• (get [好]'s UTF-8 code value) => (22909)
• [replace [old] with [new] in [a-old-string-with-a-old-word]] => [a-new-string-with-a-new-word]

[The2AndOnly]

Remember scratch is a beginner's website for kids, and there are simple workarounds for all of these.

[hello-smile6]

Remember scratch is a beginner's website for kids, and there are simple workarounds for all of these.

Not all.

[ShipmasterKyle]

Remember scratch is a beginner's website for kids, and there are simple workarounds for all of these.

Gonna take this time to remind you that there are a ton of advanced math blocks already in scratch?

[DogCatPuppyLover]

In my opinion, adding arbitrary exponents and string slicing is important and should be a priority. Currently, there is no reliable workaround for exponents, even though exponents are generally more important than say the inverse trig functions. Workarounding string slicing is pretty easy, but it would be helpful for beginner users to have an easier way to do it. Both of these should also be pretty easy to implement.