Re: Inferring array index type from array object

["John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid>]

In article <Xns9DA683A562C67WarrensBlatherings@81.169.183.62>,
 Warren <ve3wwg@gmail.com> wrote:

> One thing that really irks me (in lack of convenience)
> is the lack of certain functions in the library support.  
> For example, I was looking for the inverse of a complex 
> number function. Did I missed it? My googling didn't 
> turn up much, nor did grep on the package hdrs.
> 
> So because it is missing (AFIK), I had to google it and 
> figure out how it is done and code it myself.  Wouldn't it
> be safer if the function was already provided and tested?
> Wouldn't it also be more accurately coded (floating
> point can be tricky)? At least it would be tested.
> 
> IIRC, I ran into the similar issues with some other
> functions (ATAN2??). The LOG10() issue was
> resolved when I discovered there is a base argument
> in LOG(), so that was just my own "user error".
> 
> But even if a function is considered "trivial", I
> think it would be "safer" to include it. Additionally, 
> having them provided means that they will 
> be coded for the best accuracy.

So, what is the "missing" function?

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