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From: "Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com>
Subject: Re: System.Address'Size - not a static integer expression?
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 14:57:36 -0500
Date: 2002-04-15T14:57:36-05:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ubmc5dgvl8toba@corp.supernews.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3CBAEE01.D17C2DB0@despammed.com

Wes Groleau wrote in message <3CBAEE01.D17C2DB0@despammed.com>...
>'Size DOES return a scalar.  Therefore, if the prefix
>is static and non-scalar, 4.9 (7) says 'Size on it is
>static. That does not prove no other paragraph says
>otherwise.  You say no, and you are a generally reliable
>source.

The only non-scalar subtype that can be static is a string subtype.
That's rare enough that it can be ignored. So, for practical purposes,
'Size is static only for prefixes of static scalar subtypes (which are
most scalar subtypes).

            Randy.






  reply	other threads:[~2002-04-15 19:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 33+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-03-06 17:57 System.Address'Size - not a static integer expression? Vadim Godunko
2002-03-07  1:21 ` Robert Dewar
2002-03-07 13:56   ` Wes Groleau
2002-03-08 18:34     ` FGD
2002-03-08 19:07       ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-03-08 19:43       ` Wes Groleau
2002-04-08  4:57         ` Robert Dewar
2002-04-08 15:17           ` Wes Groleau
2002-04-10  1:54             ` Robert Dewar
2002-04-10 17:41               ` Wes Groleau
2002-04-10 18:29                 ` Darren New
2002-04-12 20:20                 ` Robert Dewar
2002-04-12 21:10                   ` Wes Groleau
2002-04-14 19:59                     ` Robert Dewar
2002-04-14 20:01                     ` Robert Dewar
2002-04-15 15:13                       ` Wes Groleau
2002-04-15 19:57                         ` Randy Brukardt [this message]
2002-04-17  3:22                           ` Robert Dewar
2002-04-17  3:11                         ` Robert Dewar
2002-04-17 18:27                           ` Wes Groleau
2002-04-19 14:06                             ` Robert Dewar
2002-04-19 15:05                               ` Wes Groleau
2002-04-20  2:26                                 ` Robert Dewar
2002-04-20  5:11                                 ` Robert Dewar
2002-04-20 16:50                                   ` Darren New
2002-04-22  9:20                                   ` Ole-Hjalmar Kristensen
2002-04-22 13:24                                     ` Robert Dewar
2002-04-22 13:59                                       ` Ole-Hjalmar Kristensen
2002-04-22 13:34                                     ` Robert Dewar
2002-04-22 14:02                                       ` Ole-Hjalmar Kristensen
2002-04-22 16:11                                         ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2002-04-22 23:57                                         ` Robert Dewar
2002-04-08  0:43 ` Nick Roberts
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