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Subject: Re: Question about arrays and no. of elements
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On 15 Mai, 17:19, amal.alpho...@gmail.com wrote:
> If I define an array with say a million elements, and I only put data
> in 10 of them, is it actually a waste of space/time with the array or
> does Ada only create elements when there is data to put in (so it is
> efficient)?

When you don't know the size: either you waste time (a smart
extensible array), or you waste space (a simple array)...
This whatever the language.

G.