[Gambas-user] Gambas 3 arrays usage

[Benoît Minisini]

Le 06/05/2012 19:41, RICHARD WALKER a écrit :
> Well thank you all,
> in particular I am now delighted to understand the difference between
>
> Public ArrayOfStrings[5] As String ----AND--- Public ArrayOfStrings As
> New String[5]
>
> That has puzzled me for YEARS. I would usually just try combinations
> of dimensioning the identifier or the type name until the code passed
> all syntax checks and produced a result!
>
> I still cannot tell by looking at them which is what but at least now
> I know what it is that I don't know.
>
> As for grenouilles, escargots and gambas - all too rich for my palate.
> Bangers&  mash with the fifty seventh variety of baked beans does me
> just fine.
>
> Richard
>

Sorry for the difficulty of that syntax!

Embedded arrays were done so that it is possible to mimic a memory 
structure declared in a C library.

Otherwise there is no real reason to use them.

Regards,

-- 
Benoît Minisini