I wanted to make a suggestion about multi dimensional array assignments:

When I define
int[4] array;
I can use
array[] = 5;
which is by definition the same as
for (int i=0; i<4; i++)
array[i] = 5;

But when I define
int[4][5] array2;
I cannot use
array2[][] = 5;
because this is the same as
for (int i=0; i<5; i++)
array2[][i] = 5;
 I get the error "cannot convert int to int[4]".

Wouldn't it be more logical to define array2[][]=5 as
for (int i=0; i<4; i++)
array[i][] = 5;
, which would be the same as
for (int i=0; i<4; i++)
for (int j=0; j<5; j++)
array[i][j] = 5;
? This would make multi-dim array initialising way easier, without having to use
loops when the dimension is higher than 1.

That sounds like the right way to do it, but currently none of this stuff is implemented in DMD.

Sean

"Mark Arts" <Mark_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:btgqcf$16hu$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> I wanted to make a suggestion about multi dimensional array assignments:
>
> When I define
> int[4] array;
> I can use
> array[] = 5;
> which is by definition the same as
> for (int i=0; i<4; i++)
> array[i] = 5;
>
> But when I define
> int[4][5] array2;
> I cannot use
> array2[][] = 5;
> because this is the same as
> for (int i=0; i<5; i++)
> array2[][i] = 5;
>  I get the error "cannot convert int to int[4]".
>
> Wouldn't it be more logical to define array2[][]=5 as
> for (int i=0; i<4; i++)
> array[i][] = 5;
> , which would be the same as
> for (int i=0; i<4; i++)
> for (int j=0; j<5; j++)
> array[i][j] = 5;
> ? This would make multi-dim array initialising way easier, without having
to use
> loops when the dimension is higher than 1.