RE: dynamic array initialization

["mlazarus@xxxxxxxx" <mlazarus@xxxxxxxx>]

Kurt,

 Why do you need to initialize the array at all?  Just keep track of the
elements you have loaded and don't access any elemets you have not loaded.

 -mark

Original Message:
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From: Kurt Anderson kjanderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 08:52:14 -0500
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: RPG400-L Digest, Vol 4, Issue 576


Bruce,

I don't want to do that because that will clear the entire array while
the %realloc will increase the dimension of the array while keeping data
that has already been loaded into the array.

Let's say the array has a max of 10 elements.  
But I want 11.  
So I issue the %realloc to increase the array by another 10 so the max
is 20 (I could increase it by 1, but I'd rather allocate a block of
elements at a time rather than reallocate every time I need the array to
grow).  I'd like to initialize the new block but retain the data that
was already loaded.

Kurt Anderson
Application Developer
Highsmith Inc

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce Guetzkow
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 8:40 AM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: RPG400-L Digest, Vol 4, Issue 576

Kurt:

<snip>
Is there any way I can automate the initialization through a keyword
instead of using the FOR loop in the subroutine below?
</snip>

I haven't done this with a dynamic array, but can't you just do the
following after the allocation?
C                   Clear                   ItmAry

This would eliminate the FOR-loop processing at least.  I would think
that initializing the array (with or without the FOR-loop) is your best
bet.

--Bruce Guetzkow

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