From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,LOTS_OF_MONEY autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,a644fa9cd1a3869a X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-12 05:53:25 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!130.133.1.3!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!ppp-3-72.cvx5.telinco.NET!not-for-mail From: "Nick Roberts" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: List container: Insert and Delete Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 13:04:59 -0000 Message-ID: <9sok8i$142am0$2@ID-25716.news.dfncis.de> References: <9sn4qm$13g29j$2@ID-25716.news.dfncis.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp-3-72.cvx5.telinco.net (212.1.154.72) X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1005573203 37825216 212.1.154.72 (16 [25716]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:16320 Date: 2001-11-12T13:04:59+00:00 List-Id: "Ted Dennison" wrote in message news:Z0JH7.21323$xS6.32782@www.newsranger.com... > In article <9sn4qm$13g29j$2@ID-25716.news.dfncis.de>, Nick Roberts says... > >(b) For a list based on an array, the operation: "delete the third item" is > >easy to implement, and fairly efficient for short lists; "insert before the > > Right now we are working on a defintion for *unbounded* lists, on the theory > that this is the most basic need. Bounded is for special cases. If you know a > good way to make an unbounded list using an array, you are a better man than I, > Gungha Din. I have walked on water, shortly before turning it into wine*. I have fed the five thousand. I've even occasionally remembered to do a spell check before posting, but even I can't do that. However, it would be nice to have an identical, interoperable, interface to both kinds of list, no? -- Best wishes, Nick Roberts *a robust dry claret, actually