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Re: Structure of arrays or arrays of structures? [message #64831 is a reply to message #64830]

Fri, 23 January 2009 09:25

Paul Van Delst[1]
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Brian Larsen wrote:
> Thanks all,
>
> Some good points were raised, the statements about "...can quite easy
> create slices of your data set" and "...groups sets of data into
> consistent structures" resonated with me. I will play with array of
> structures for a while and see what I think. I have a feeling it will
> remedy a lot of annoying where() statements that occur since you cant
> "drop" array elements from a structure of arrays.

My $0.02: I reckon it depends on the problem you're dealing with, or how your data is
assembled, or how you interact with your data. IMO, neither approach is suitable as an
"always do it this way" method.

cheers,

paulv

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		Re: Structure of arrays or arrays of structures? By: David Fanning on Fri, 23 January 2009 09:27
		Re: Structure of arrays or arrays of structures? By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Fri, 23 January 2009 09:25
		Re: Structure of arrays or arrays of structures? By: Brian Larsen on Fri, 23 January 2009 07:23
		Re: Structure of arrays or arrays of structures? By: R.Bauer on Fri, 23 January 2009 00:11
		Re: Structure of arrays or arrays of structures? By: Craig Markwardt on Thu, 22 January 2009 16:15
		Re: Structure of arrays or arrays of structures? By: TonyL on Thu, 22 January 2009 14:57
		Re: Structure of arrays or arrays of structures? By: Michael Galloy on Thu, 22 January 2009 14:32

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