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Q: variable dimension arrays in objects [message #9886]

Tue, 16 September 1997 00:00

Mirko Vukovic
Messages: 124
Registered: January 1996

Senior Member

I quite often define objects that contain either a scalar or a variable
length (and/or dimension) vector. The only way I can doi this is via
pointers:

foo={foo,a:ptr_new(/alloc)}

and then

self.a=ptr_new(whatever), where whatever is 5. or a vector or a matrix.

But then, I need to remember that I have to use *self.a instead of
self.a

Any way around this? It would be nifty if upon object creation IDL could
know that whenever I want self.a, I really want *self.a.

Maybe I should also add why I need this. I have simple global plasma
models. Sometimes the pressure is a scalar, or sometimes a vector or
even a matrix in the particular run. Or it can be plasma density,
temperature, etc.

tia,
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Mirko Vukovic, Ph.D 3075 Hansen Way M/S K-109
Novellus Systems Palo Alto, CA, 94304
415/424-4969 mirko.vukovic@varian.grc.com

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