RE: Constants (was: *varsize array as procedure parameter)

Ah, now I see Bob was talking about varying, not about *varsize.
I took his comments as if they were for *varsize.

Thanks all, 
Arco Simonse

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Namens Scott Klement
> Verzonden: zaterdag 3 september 2005 22:21
> Aan: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Onderwerp: RE: Constants (was: *varsize array as procedure parameter)
> 
> 
> 
> >     d Search          PI             5U 0
> >     d  peArray                            likeds(bigDS)
> >     d                                     dim(32767)
> >     d                                     const
> >     d                                     options(*varsize)
> [SNIP]
> > That would cause the compiler to create a temporary array because 
> > ArrayToPass is a fixed length field ?
> 
> No. The temporary is only used when the variable doesn't 
> match the prototype. In this case, your variable DOES match 
> the prototype, so it won't use a temporary, it'll pass the 
> address of the caller's array.
> 
> Because you placed options(*VARSIZE) on the prototype, it 
> also doesn't have to be the same number of elements.
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