Re: Allow a sequence as a subscript
- Posted by ArthurCrump Sep 22, 2010
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lpuster said...
Wishlist item:
When a function returns a location in a multi-dimensioned array, it must return a sequence. It is very messy to use the sequence to access the array.
sequence array, subscript array = {{1,2,3},{4,5,6},{7,8,9}} subscript = {2,3} array[subscript[1]][subscript[2]] -- Current method array[subscript] -- Wishlist alternative method
I suppose that by about Euphoria version 5 or 6 there could be an assignment to a sequence of Euphoria variables, with a very strict format. For example:
sequence array, X, Y array = {{1,2,3},{4,5,6},{7,8,9}} {X,Y} = {2,3} -- Or some function returning {2,3} array[X][Y] -- Or you may want array[Y][X]
I don't think this syntax would conflict with any existing Euphoria syntax.
I am definitely NOT going to put a feature request in for it, even though I would often have found it useful in the past.
Arthur
