Array functions=compound data or not?

[Harrison]

Jay,

Will pretty much all of our functions that modify arrays require
another argument that tells us how long it is?

And if so, should we just make a compound data structure that includes
an array and a length value? Or do we just require the length for
every function?

-Harrison

[Jay McCarthy]

On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Harrison <mcculloug...@gmail.com> wrote:

Jay,

Will pretty much all of our functions that modify arrays require
another argument that tells us how long it is?

Yes, array functions in general are useless without knowing how long the array is

 

And if so, should we just make a compound data structure that includes
an array and a length value? Or do we just require the length for
every function?

It's up to you. I would practice doing both.

Jay

 

-Harrison

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