| Re: Bottom 10 IDL requests ;-) was: Re: Top 10 IDL Requests [message #21255] |
Mon, 14 August 2000 00:00 |
Martin Schultz
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Registered: August 1997
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wmc@bas.ac.uk wrote:
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> ottehoman@my-deja.com wrote:
>> In article <MPG.13fc6344e757c00b989bb0@news.frii.com>,
>> davidf@dfanning.com (David Fanning) wrote:
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>>> Well, I reiterate. Pointers. The solution is pointers. :-)
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>>> William asked for an array of different structures,
>>> which sort of turns the definition of an array
>>> topsy-turvy.
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>> But then why use IDL at all? Why not directly use g++/gtk
>> or gnuplot or any other OO-language ?
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> OK, yes, I could use pointers. But its an extra layer of complication.
> IDL is nice because a lot of stuff can be done easily. Now, why cannot
> there be an array type which contains different types? The array would
> really be pointers to the things in it, automatically created and hidden.
> Just a wish, I know...
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well, containers are almost what you ask for, aren't they ? ;-)
Martin
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