Any way to set len and ptr in dyn arrays?

[James Dunne]

nobody wrote:
> The only way I have found is to use a struct/union kludge:
> 
> // redefine the dyn array struct
> struct sArrayKludge
> {
>   int len;
>   void* ptr;
> }
> 
> // use a union to allow reaching inside
> union uArrayKludge
> {
>   byte[] myArray;
>   sArrayKludge myArrayInternals;
> }
> 
> byte someFunc()
> {
>   // declare the union where I would declare myArray
>   uArrayKludge theArray;
> 
>   int[] buf = cast(byte[]) read("file.ext");
> 
>   // use the union where I would use the array
>   theArray.myArrayInternals.len = buf[0] * buf[1];
>   theArray.myArrayInternals.ptr = &buf[2];
> 
>   // now I can use the ith byte
>   return theArray.myArray[buf[0]+buf[1]];
> }
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance.

This is very interesting and all, but why would you do such a thing?

Is the .length property on the dynamic array just not cuttin' it for you?

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James Dunne