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Re: what is the highest subscript in the array?!? [message #70771 is a reply to message #70770]

Thu, 06 May 2010 20:32

Craig Markwardt
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On May 6, 10:26 pm, Michael Galloy <mgal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> munka <mynameismu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello team,
>
>> I find myself wanting to use the highest subscript in an array and
>> coding "flux[n_elements(flux)-1]"... I seem to remember seeing a
>> shortcut on here, and I can't remember what it is.
>
> You are stuck using that until IDL 8.0 comes out, then you can use -1.

Really? First of all a[-1] used to be an error and now it won't be.
That could be dangerous change of expectations.

Craig

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		Re: what is the highest subscript in the array?!? By: Michael Galloy on Thu, 06 May 2010 21:27
		Re: what is the highest subscript in the array?!? By: David Fanning on Thu, 06 May 2010 21:22
		Re: what is the highest subscript in the array?!? By: Michael Galloy on Thu, 06 May 2010 21:21
		Re: what is the highest subscript in the array?!? By: Craig Markwardt on Thu, 06 May 2010 20:32
		Re: what is the highest subscript in the array?!? By: munka on Thu, 06 May 2010 19:44
		Re: what is the highest subscript in the array?!? By: Michael Galloy on Thu, 06 May 2010 19:26
		Re: what is the highest subscript in the array?!? By: Michael Galloy on Thu, 06 May 2010 21:30
		Re: what is the highest subscript in the array?!? By: munka on Thu, 06 May 2010 21:29

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