Re: REQ: Extend slices for n dimensional arrays for Ada 202X

[Lucretia <laguest9000@googlemail.com>]

On Thursday, 26 January 2017 13:29:47 UTC, Lucretia  wrote:

> 
>   Texture (x1 .. x2, y1 .. y2) := Buffer;  --  Buffer is the correct size.

I forgot to mention something else. I put the above notation down as someone in #Ada liked tha, but I would prefer the following:

  Texture (x1, y1 .. x2, y2) := Buffer;  --  Buffer is the correct size.

The reasoning is as follows:

1) That is easier for people to visualise.
2) That follows how n-dimensional arrays are accessed in Ada, i.e.

  procedure Test is
     type Matrix is array (1 .. 4, 1 .. 4) of Float;
   
     I : Matrix;
  begin
     I (1, 4) := 0.0;
  end Test;

Luke.