RE: [sv-ec] Array terminology

From: Steven Sharp <sharp_at_.....>
Date: Wed Nov 28 2007 - 09:01:29 PST
>From: "Jonathan Bromley" <jonathan.bromley@doulos.com>

>Agreed; but it seems odd to me - why enforce equivalent-type
>when all you're doing is an element-by-element assignment?

I don't know the original reason.  However, if the types are
equivalent, you may be able to use a more efficient block copy
rather than an element-by-element assignment.  This assumes
that both array types use contiguous memory for element storage.

Steven Sharp
sharp@cadence.com


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