Re: Records that could be arrays

[Stephen Leake <stephe_on_the_web@toadmail.com>]

Wilhelm Spickermann <zulo.20.unbenutzbar@spamgourmet.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> Justin Gombos wrote:
>
>> I have set a rule for myself: Composite types composed solely
>> of one type of element should be declared as arrays rather than
>> records.
> ...
>> Thoughts?
>
> I think it depends on the meaning of "type". The three floating
> point numbers in a polar coordinate system are of three
> different _kinds_ and should be put into a record and not into
> an array -- even if they have the same _type_.

I don't think that follows; the names indicate the kind. The names are
the same whether it's an array (the index name) or a record (the
component name).

Following Randy's suggestion, it might make sense to use different
types for the three different polar coordinates. But I would not go
that far.

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-- Stephe