RE: [sv-bc] RE: [sv-ec] 2380: a proposal requiring element equivalence

From: Bresticker, Shalom <shalom.bresticker_at_.....>
Date: Tue Jun 09 2009 - 00:13:27 PDT
Hi, 

> > 2. The following can be confusing: "Assignment shall be done by 
> > assigning each element of the source array [...]"
> > In the current LRM text, this text is part of a paragraph describing
> > assignment to fixed-size arrays, where there is a requirement that 
> > the source and target have the same number of elements. Deleting the
> > text that restricts the paragraph to fixed-size arrays makes the 
> > text more general, but it is confusing if either side is dynamic in 
> size.
> 
> I don't really follow this.  Dynamic and queue arrays are effectively
> declared [0:N-1] (associative arrays are not in play here) and the 
> idea of "left-to-right" ordering is, I think, widely understood. 
> As you say, the paragraph in question is no longer specific to 
> fixed-size arrays, and the example is only an example...

I thought it could be confusing because the target array may need to be resized and the text sounds like it assumes that the proper amount of elements exists.


> > 5. This change to 11.2.2, if passed, also resolves Mantis 2533.
> 
> OK, but we aren't permitted to vote on or resolve 2533 because
> it's not a ballot issue, I think.  If 2380 passes I'll put a
> bugnote on 2533 saying it can be closed in the future.

No, this is not a change that we are making. It is just a status update, noting that this issue is resolved by the ballot comment response.

Regards,
Shalom
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