Simple array init question

[Graham MacDonald]

I don't think so...  Sorry!

Craig Black wrote:
> Graham, I was wondering if you were someone that I know.  Are you the Graham 
> I am thinking of?
> 
> -Craig
> 
> "Graham" <grahamamacdonald at gmail.com> wrote in message 
> news:ev7kdm$1p8e$1 at digitalmars.com...
>> Why will array setting work for a 1D array, but not a 2D?  If I enter:
>>   int[5] buffer;
>>   buffer[] = 5;
>>
>> It compiles, but if I enter:
>>   int[5][5] buffer;
>>   buffer[][] = 5;
>>
>> (I tried the variation buffer[] = 5, but that didn't work either.)
>>
>> It fails to compile (in gdc), with the warning:
>>
>>   MainLoop.d:56: Error: cannot implicitly convert expression (5) of type 
>> int to int[5]
>>   Error: cannot cast int to int[5]
>>   make: *** [build/MainLoop.o] Error 1
>>
>> To my untrained eye, it looks like it would like me to pass it an int[5] 
>> to initialize the array, but that's a bit odd - I'd much rather treat it 
>> similarly to a 1D array in this case!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> graham 
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