hi all -

is it possible to point to an array by a number?

for function tables, it is: i can point to a table by a variable name, 
or by a number.  for arrays, i only see the variable name as 
possibility: gkArr[] init 13.

the use case is, for instance, this.  the user fills an array with a 
flexible number of values, and i want to create as many arrays as there 
are values in it, and then later refer to them.  with function tables, i 
can do:
   giTimes[] fillarray 100, 439, 801, 6543
   iCnt = 0
   while iCnt < lenarray(giTimes) do
     event_i "f",  iCnt+1, 0, -giTimes[iCnt], 2, 0
     iCnt += 1
   od
and then refer to the tables by the number 1,2,3,4.

but for arrays, i can not. and because if cannot create dynamic variable 
names either (like giArr%d[]), i must use tables here, although i'd 
prefer arrays.

or did i overlook something?

best -
	joachim

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You could use a 2-d array for this, perhaps

Victor Lazzarini
Dean of Arts, Celtic Studies, and Philosophy
Maynooth University
Ireland

> On 13 Aug 2015, at 07:39, joachim heintz  wrote:
> 
> hi all -
> 
> is it possible to point to an array by a number?
> 
> for function tables, it is: i can point to a table by a variable name, 
> or by a number.  for arrays, i only see the variable name as 
> possibility: gkArr[] init 13.
> 
> the use case is, for instance, this.  the user fills an array with a 
> flexible number of values, and i want to create as many arrays as there 
> are values in it, and then later refer to them.  with function tables, i 
> can do:
>   giTimes[] fillarray 100, 439, 801, 6543
>   iCnt = 0
>   while iCnt < lenarray(giTimes) do
>     event_i "f",  iCnt+1, 0, -giTimes[iCnt], 2, 0
>     iCnt += 1
>   od
> and then refer to the tables by the number 1,2,3,4.
> 
> but for arrays, i can not. and because if cannot create dynamic variable 
> names either (like giArr%d[]), i must use tables here, although i'd 
> prefer arrays.
> 
> or did i overlook something?
> 
> best -
>    joachim
> 
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