On 2010-04-27 13:55:04 -0400, bearophile <bearophileh...@lycos.com> said:
Michel Fortin:
Ouch! I agree with the idea, but can't you find a better syntax? What
about this:
immutable ubyte a[256] = [1,2,3,4...]; // rest of array is padded with
4s.
immutable ubyte b[256] = [1,2,3,4]; // error: not enough values
I think this is better (note the last comma) to avoid confusion with FP values:
immutable float a[10] = [1., 2., 3., 4., ...];
I see your point. What I suggested is that "4..." would pad the
remaining part with 4s. If you add a comma, it looks like a separate
value, and I'd understand the padding to be done with zero for int, nan
for floats, in other words the default value for the type.
Another idea would be to use the AA syntax (which you can use in a
regular array too) to specify a default value for slots where no value
has been defined:
immutable ubyte a[256] = [1,2,3, default: 4];
immutable ubyte b[256] = [1,2,3,4]; // error: not enough values and no
default value
immutable ubyte c[256] = [40:1, 41:2, 42:3, default:4];
Nice, and better than mine. Basically here I can accept almost any
syntax that is explicit :-)
Thank you :-)
You're welcome. Let's hope it helps your case.
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Michel Fortin
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