[Issue 13556] inconsistent 'new' syntax for arrays

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https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13556

Stewart Gordon <smjg at iname.com> changed:

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--- Comment #5 from Stewart Gordon <smjg at iname.com> ---
(In reply to Ketmar Dark from comment #0)
> this is accepted by DMD:
> 
>   int[] a0 = new int[256];
> 
> and this is not:
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>   int[][] a1 = new int[256][256];

This isn't meant to work.  int[][] is a dynamic array of dynamic arrays, not a
rectangular array.  That is, it's a (length, pointer) tuple, which points to
the elements each of which is a (length, pointer) tuple.

On the other hand, new int[256][256] is of type int[256][] - a dynamic array of
static arrays.

(In reply to Kenji Hara from comment #3)
> Current ambituity syntax new int[2][1] should be deprecated, removed,
> and then we can reuse it for static array allocation.

What exactly are you wanting that's different from what it already does?

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