Here is an lightweight array(or vector) class which I have been using (and improving) for anyone who wishes to use it (or until Matthew gets DTL/rangelib going again).

alias Array!(char) works pretty well as a String class, too.

Its in the public domain.

PS. I didnt call it Vector, because of the 3d stuff I was using it for.

"David Medlock" <amedlock@nospam.org> wrote in message news:cvd8t5$ei5$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Here is an lightweight array(or vector) class which I have been using
> (and improving) for anyone who wishes to use it (or until Matthew gets
> DTL/rangelib going again).

<with red cheeks, and a pensive sigh>Sometime next month - it'll be made flesh concurrently with DPD.</>

Matthew wrote:

> "David Medlock" <amedlock@nospam.org> wrote in message news:cvd8t5$ei5$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> 
>>Here is an lightweight array(or vector) class which I have been using
>>(and improving) for anyone who wishes to use it (or until Matthew gets
>>DTL/rangelib going again).
> 
> 
> <with red cheeks, and a pensive sigh>Sometime next month - it'll be made flesh concurrently with DPD.</>
> 
> 
> 
Didnt mean that as a 'wheres DTL' innuendo; it appears you're a busy guy.  Congrats on your book.  The C++ people need all the help they can get :)

Your rangelib stuff looks very good.  I was tempted to take a stab at something similar in concept, but I expect you have a (better)codebase already cooking.

That said if you want my help, email me.

David Medlock wrote:
> Here is an lightweight array(or vector) class which I have been using (and improving) for anyone who wishes to use it (or until Matthew gets DTL/rangelib going again).
> 
> alias Array!(char) works pretty well as a String class, too.
> 
> Its in the public domain.
> 
> PS. I didnt call it Vector, because of the 3d stuff I was using it for.
> 
> 
<snip>

Something odd I just realized: (actually not too odd once I thought about it).

The comparison operator opEquals only works when the two arrays have the same InitialSize parameter.  The reason I put it in the template and not the constructor is that I wished to have a single value constructor also.

Its easily worked around using the empty slice operator, but its still annoying.  I don't know if templates could be smart enough to realize the types being compared were similar enough.

-David


-- example
import array;
void main( char[][] arg )
{
  alias Array!(int,16) IntArray16;
  alias Array!(int,200) IntArray200;

  IntArray16  a = new IntArray16();
  IntArray200 b = new IntArray200();

  static int[] tmp = [ 100, 200, 300 ];

  a << tmp;
  b << tmp;

  assert( a==b );  // compile error
  assert( a==b[] ); // this is ok
}

"David Medlock" <ashleymedlock@no.spam.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:cvdq1r$12fd$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Matthew wrote:
>
>> "David Medlock" <amedlock@nospam.org> wrote in message news:cvd8t5$ei5$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>>
>>>Here is an lightweight array(or vector) class which I have been using
>>>(and improving) for anyone who wishes to use it (or until Matthew gets
>>>DTL/rangelib going again).
>>
>>
>> <with red cheeks, and a pensive sigh>Sometime next month - it'll be made flesh concurrently with DPD.</>
>>
>>
>>
> Didnt mean that as a 'wheres DTL' innuendo; it appears you're a busy guy.  Congrats on your book.  The C++ people need all the help they can get :)

He he

> Your rangelib stuff looks very good.  I was tempted to take a stab at something similar in concept, but I expect you have a (better)codebase already cooking.

I've just spent some effort in tidying it up, to be released with STLSoft 1.8.3b1 tomorrow.

> That said if you want my help, email me.

Take a look at the new release, and let me know. Help/requests/opinions always welcome. :-)