Associative Array Problem

[Steven Schveighoffer]

"Steven Schveighoffer" wrote
> "Wolftousen Frozenwind" wrote
>> I'm trying to have an associative array with the key value of type 
>> ushort.
>> \
>> struct struct_name
>> {
>>     int variable_name;
>> }
>>
>> ushort[some_number] keys;
>>
>> //fill keys
>>
>> //declare my associative array
>> struct_name[ushort] data;
>>
>> //in a loop, filling data
>> for(x = 0; x < keys.length; x++)
>>     data[keys[x]].variable_name = some_int;
>>
>> I get an array out of bounds error when running this.  Any one help?
>
> two problems in your for loop.  One is:
>
> for(x = 0; x < keys.length; x++)
>
> Since keys is an associative array, the keys are not guaranteed to be 
> sequential.  You should do:
>
> foreach(x; keys) // compiler implies that x is the value type of your AA.

Err... I might be wrong on this :)  If some_number is a value and not a 
type, then you have declared a static array.  But I do believe that foreach 
would make an easier-to-read version of your code at least.

-Steve