Multi dimensional array question.

[dcoder]

Hello.

I'm wondering why in D if you declare a fixed multi dimensional array, you
have to reverse the index order to access an element.  I know it has something
to do with how tightly [] bind, but the consequence is that it seems so
different to other languages, it makes it error prone.  So here's some code
that compiles and works:



import std.stdio;

int main() {
  int[3][5] marr;
  int i = 0;

  foreach( j, ref a; marr) {
    writefln( "%s: a.length = %s", j, a.length);
    foreach( ref v; a) {
      v = i++;
    }
  }


  /* This doesn't work.  marr[0][>=3] is out of bounds!!

     writefln( "marr[0][0] = %s", marr[0][0]);
     writefln( "marr[0][1] = %s", marr[0][1]);
     writefln( "marr[0][2] = %s", marr[0][2]);
     writefln( "marr[0][3] = %s", marr[0][3]);
     writefln( "marr[0][4] = %s", marr[0][4]);


     writefln( "marr[1][0] = %s", marr[1][0]);
     writefln( "marr[1][1] = %s", marr[1][1]);
     writefln( "marr[1][2] = %s", marr[1][2]);
     writefln( "marr[1][3] = %s", marr[1][3]);
     writefln( "marr[1][4] = %s", marr[1][4]);
  */


  writefln( "marr[0][0] = %s", marr[0][0]);
  writefln( "marr[1][0] = %s", marr[1][0]);
  writefln( "marr[2][0] = %s", marr[2][0]);
  writefln( "marr[3][0] = %s", marr[3][0]);
  writefln( "marr[4][0] = %s", marr[4][0]);
  writefln( "");

  writefln( "marr[0][1] = %s", marr[0][1]);
  writefln( "marr[1][1] = %s", marr[1][1]);
  writefln( "marr[2][1] = %s", marr[2][1]);
  writefln( "marr[3][1] = %s", marr[3][1]);
  writefln( "marr[4][1] = %s", marr[4][1]);
  writefln( "");

  writefln( "marr[0][2] = %s", marr[0][2]);
  writefln( "marr[1][2] = %s", marr[1][2]);
  writefln( "marr[2][2] = %s", marr[2][2]);
  writefln( "marr[3][2] = %s", marr[3][2]);
  writefln( "marr[4][2] = %s", marr[4][2]);
  writefln( "");

  return 0;
}


Anyways, perhaps I am doing something wrong, or I have been writing too much C
code.  What are your thoughts?