Slices and Dynamic Arrays
Tony
tonytdominguez at aol.com
Mon Jan 1 05:06:46 UTC 2018
On Monday, 1 January 2018 at 02:10:14 UTC, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
>
> The DLang Tour should probably be fixed to use the term dynamic
> array though.
Or embrace both terms but take care that it is clear that they
are synonyms and one may be preferred depending on context. As a
beginner, I had some confusion seeing both terms used.
There is dual terminology in use outside of dlang.org. The book
Programming In D says:
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Slice: Another name for dynamic array.
When I write slice I will specifically mean a slice; and when I
write array, I will mean either a slice or a fixed-length array,
with no distinction.
Slices
Slices are the same feature as dynamic arrays. They are called
dynamic arrays for being used like arrays, and are called slices
for providing access to portions of other arrays. They allow
using those portions as if they are separate arrays.
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