Re: Records that could be arrays

[Jean-Pierre Rosen <rosen@adalog.fr>]

Justin Gombos a �crit :
> I have set a rule for myself: Composite types composed solely of one
> type of element should be declared as arrays rather than records.
> I've never seen this rule in a coding standard.  The idea is that you
> can be more expressive with an array.  Example- there are more options
> when it comes to an arrays role in control structures.  Plus the
> "others =>" notation is available.  Thoughts?
> 
I beg to disagree here. Arrays are for *iterative* structures, if you 
don't have a for loop over an array, it should be a record.

The fact that all components are of the same type may be an accident 
that changes during program evolution.

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