22 Feb
2006
22 Feb
'06
6:47 p.m.
While we're on the topic, I have a couple of problems with the current array system that cut deeper than the naming: * The function for getting the bounds of an MArray is pure, so the interface can't accommodate resizable arrays. * unsafeAt, unsafeRead and unsafeWrite take 0-based indices, and the bounds checking and conversion is handled externally, based on the bounds you return. This means the interfaces can't support array windowing, at least in the multidimensional case. I'd be happy with windowing for one-dimensional arrays only, but there's no way to restrict your array type to one-dimensional index types. -- Ben