Initializing an array from a function

NeatNitCreated: ~7 years ago

I know that arrays can be assigned like variables, and do so via reference rather than values:

DIM A[2], B[3]
A[1] = 200 ' A = [0, 200]
B[2] = 7 ' B = [0, 0, 7]
A = B ' the array [0, 200] is gone forever
A[0] = 33 ' A = B = [33, 0, 7]

It is also possible to make functions that return an array:

DIM A[0]
A = NEW_ARR(5)

DEF NEW_ARR(N)
  DIM ARR[N]
  VAR I
  FOR I = 0 TO N - 1
    ARR[I] = I
  NEXT
  RETURN ARR
END

But, is it possible to initialize an array from within its declaration (without creating an unused array and immediately reassigning)? None of these work:

DIM A = NEW_ARR(5)
DIM A[] = NEW_ARR(5)
DIM A[5] = NEW_ARR(5)

If they did, I would quite like it for code readability reasons.

~7 years ago

12Me21 #2

It's not possible. You'll have to either do what you were doing before, or in some cases it might be easier to use something like this:

DIM A[7]
NEW A

DEF NEW ARRAY
 FOR I=0 TO LEN(ARRAY)-1
  ARRAY[I]=I
 NEXT
END

~7 years agoEdited ~7 years ago by 12Me21

IAmRalsei #3

It's not possible. SNIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

anything is possible with SMILEBASIC!

~7 years ago