On Thu, 21 May 2009 05:37:59 -0400, MLT wrote: > Derek Parnell Wrote: > >> >> So remember, assigning one array to another is just creating an alias to >> the original array. You end up with two arrays pointing to the same data >> buffer. > > Yes. My question relates to what happens when you go beyond the bounds > originally assigned. > Why does an extension of an array > b.length = b.length+1 ; > erase (initialize) the data that b extends to?
Because new elements are pre-initialized in D. Just by increasing the length, you 'create' a new element (from the 'b' point of view) so D initializes it. -- Derek Parnell Melbourne, Australia skype: derek.j.parnell
