Arrays are sufficient for ArrayLists? Really??

[Vladimir Panteleev]

On Mon, 16 May 2011 23:22:21 +0300, Andrei Alexandrescu  
<SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org> wrote:

> On 5/16/11 3:15 PM, Vladimir Panteleev wrote:
>> On Mon, 16 May 2011 23:11:50 +0300, Andrei Alexandrescu
>> <SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I tested the function above.
>>
>> OP's intention was to create a version of removeAt which modifies the
>> array in-place only when there are no other aliases towards the data.
>> The initial approach was to attempt to check if the passed array is a
>> slice of a larger array, but as it was discussed, it's flawed.
>
> The parameters of the problem have been re(de)fined several times during  
> this discussion. Various responses focused on as many perceptions of  
> what the request was. Some code snippets were wrong in the sense that  
> they didn't work within their own specification. Those are different  
> from responses that do work within their charter, hence my clarification.
>
> It does seem that all answers were ill-fitted to the way the problem has  
> been ultimately formulated.

I wasn't challenging your statement, sorry if I made it sound like that.

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