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array(0, {800,600}) is easier.

• Posted by "Lucius L. Hilley III" <lhilley at CDC.NET> May 10, 2000
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Assume that you want a sequence of 8x10.  Maybe it is a sprite or FONT. :)
IE:
sequence s
s = {
     {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
     {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
     {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
     {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
     {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
     {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
     {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
     {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
     {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
     {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0}
    }

--or currently we may use:
s = repeat(repeat(0,10), 8)

Notice that the dimension definitions are reversed to get the desired
arrangement.
This can easily lead to programming confusion.

function array(object obj, sequence dimensions)
  object x

  x = obj
  for A = length(dimensions) to 1 by -1 do
    x = repeat(x, dimensions[A])
  end for
  return x
end function

now you can use:
s = array(0, {8,10})

OR what the subject states.  I know this is simple just a simple little
thing that any of you can do at will when needed.   I think it would make a
nice addition to misc.e  A sort of tool to make some types of programming
easier.  In the mean time I will build and use it when needed.

OH,  I also think that array(0, {8, 10}) is more readable because of the
declaration isn't reversed.

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