On 5/7/05, Daniel Carrera
I must also confess that after hearing your explanation I still don't understand the linguistic distinction.
Basically, when I see the word "array" I think of a field of cells. It's the structure itself and not the contents. Then, of course, you could use an array to hold a "list of names" or something, but array is still the underlying structure used as a list (or a buffer, at least that's how I think abut it. A "list" is, for me, more of a "logical" entity (as opposed to structural). It's a sequence of "stuff" not a particular way to store it (singly-linked, doubly-linked, arraylists etc.). Anyway, that's just how I naturally "feel" when I hear those two words. Arrays are a monolithic field of memory cells, lists are sequences of values. /S -- Sebastian Sylvan +46(0)736-818655 UIN: 44640862