> >> Pavel >> >> ALOGOL 60 was zero based by default, as I remember deliberately >> setting the lower bound to 1, I managed to avoid PASCAL and I only glanced >> at ADA. >> > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_programming_languages_%28array%29 > > In Pascal and similar languages (Wirth family) is possible to define lower bound - any value (like PL/pgSQL). Depends on a school - but lot of people used 1.
I remember - it was one argument for in Pascal/C flame war. Regards Pavel > Regards > > > Pavel > > >> >> >> Cheers, >> Gavin >> > >