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reply Ivan Senji <ivan.senji_REMOVE_ _THIS__gmail.com> writes:
Here i will ask a question, and then answer it the way I think Walter 
would answer.

I would like to create a dynamic but rectangular array (example not D 
syntax):

<example1>

int[,,,,] array = new int[10,7,5,3,2];
array[x,y,z,w,t] = 100;

</example1>

Question: how or when will this be available in D?

Answer:

But you can already to the same thing in D, just write:

<example2>

int[][][][][] array = new int[][][][10];

for(int i=0; i<10; i++)
{
   array[i].length = 7;
   for(int j=0; j<7; j++)
   {
     array[i][j].length = 5;
     for(int k=0; k<5; k++)
     {
       array[i][j][k].length = 3;
       for(int l=0; l<3; l++)
       {
         array[i][j][k][l].length = 2;
       }
     }
   }
}

and then:

array[x+y*10+z*10*7+w*10*7*5+t*10*7*5*3] = 100; //maybe correct

</example2>

Although i agree that the code in these two examples looks almost 
identical and can hardly imagine why anyone would wan't to write the 
first one :) , there may be people who think the first is just a little 
bit simpler.

Is something like this even a remote posibillity for 2.0 D?
Feb 07 2006
parent reply Don Clugston <dac nospam.com.au> writes:
Ivan Senji wrote:

 Here i will ask a question, and then answer it the way I think Walter 
 would answer.
 
 I would like to create a dynamic but rectangular array (example not D 
 syntax):
 
 <example1>
 
 int[,,,,] array = new int[10,7,5,3,2];
 array[x,y,z,w,t] = 100;
 
 </example1>
 
 Question: how or when will this be available in D?
 
 Answer:
 
 But you can already to the same thing in D, just write:
 
 <example2>
 
 int[][][][][] array = new int[][][][10];
 
 for(int i=0; i<10; i++)
 {
   array[i].length = 7;
   for(int j=0; j<7; j++)
   {
     array[i][j].length = 5;
     for(int k=0; k<5; k++)
     {
       array[i][j][k].length = 3;
       for(int l=0; l<3; l++)
       {
         array[i][j][k][l].length = 2;
       }
     }
   }
 }
 
 and then:
 
 array[x+y*10+z*10*7+w*10*7*5+t*10*7*5*3] = 100; //maybe correct
 
 </example2>
 
 Although i agree that the code in these two examples looks almost 
 identical and can hardly imagine why anyone would wan't to write the 
 first one :) , there may be people who think the first is just a little 
 bit simpler.
 
 Is something like this even a remote posibillity for 2.0 D?


I think so. Read
http://homepages.uni-regensburg.de/~nen10015/documents/D-multidimarray.html
Walter said it was a good proposal. It will definitely not be in 1.0 
(even array operations, which are in the spec, will not be in 1.0 AFAIK).
Feb 07 2006
parent Ivan Senji <ivan.senji_REMOVE_ _THIS__gmail.com> writes:
Don Clugston wrote:

 I think so. Read
 http://homepages.uni-regensburg.de/~nen10015/documents/D-multidimarray.html
 Walter said it was a good proposal. It will definitely not be in 1.0 
 (even array operations, which are in the spec, will not be in 1.0 AFAIK).


I remember that proposal but it was very long time ago, and it gave hope 
that something will happen, but I think that this is as important as 
implicit template instantiation, especialy for a language that has a lot 
of potential to handle arrays better than most other languages.
Feb 07 2006