On Mon, 05 Oct 2015, Moviga Technologies wrote: > If my question remains unanswered because it was not clear, this is what > I meant: > > When do you want to use: > Dim sText[] As String > > instead of: > Dim sText As String[] > > According to the wiki it seems they can only be used with native data > types? Is that why the book 'Beginners Guide to Gambas' calls them > 'native arrays'? > > I have also read this, but it is not entirely clear to me what it means: > > "An embedded array is an array that is allocated directly inside the > object where it is declared. Such an array cannot be shared, and is > destroyed with the object." > > So my question is, why/where should one choose to use embedded arrays? >
The question was clear, I just didn't know what to say. I do not remember a single time I have used embedded arrays (and it's very likely that since the time I kinda know what I'm doing in Gambas, I have, in fact, not used them at all). >From what I read in the above quoted paragraph, I guess they can be used in Structs if you want to mirror a C structure to communicate with an external library. This is something nobody wants to do anyway. [ But note that I feel like I'm on thin ice regarding embedded arrays. Maybe Benoit or Fabien know better. ] Regards, Tobi -- "There's an old saying: Don't change anything... ever!" -- Mr. Monk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
