Array slice length confusion

[Tim Matthews]

BCS wrote:
> Hello Tim,
> 
>> Anyway I like how you can get a slice of array that is just a view
>> into the original. If I modify the slice, it modifies the full
>> original array which can be very useful. If however I modify the
>> length of the slice which I was doing in an attempt to extend the
>> view, it becomes it's own array.
>>
> [...]
>>
>> Was this a design choice, bug, undefined behavior, etc...?
>>
> 
> you can grab a larger chunk like this
> 
> 
> char[] buff1 = something;
> char[] buff2 = buff1[10..20];
> 
> buff2 = buff2.ptr[0..20];
> 
> note this is unsafe and will give you no warnings if you extend past the 
> end of buff1;
> 
> 

I know that but I when I said I was trying to extend the view I really 
mean that I was just trying to extend the view. Also depending on what 
news reader you use you should see that it branched off in a particular 
direction to a solution.