Re: [chuck-users] a few language questions

9 Nov 2007

      A couple more:

If an array is defined but not instantiated with a capacity

Object @ values[];

should it be possible to instantiate it later with a capacity of nulls?

Object @ [100] @=> values[];

How about a cast?

class MyEvent extends Event
{
  int value;
}

fun void handleEvent(Event event)
{
  <<< ((MyEvent) event).value >>>;
}

Thanks,

   michael

Michael Heuer wrote:
...
Hello,
I have a few chuck language questions:
Is it possible to define a "growing" array?  The associative portion
of the array grows without bounds but I can't see how to do that with
the indexed portion.
Object @ list[];
for (0 => int i; i < 100; i++)
{
  Object o @=> list[i];
}
Is it possible to check a reference against null?
Object @ list[100];
0 => int size;
for (0 => int i; i < list.cap(); i++)
{
  if (list[i] is null?)
  {
    size++;
  }
}
Is there a "String toString()" or similar method on Object?  I wish to
override  "Expressions which represent an object will print the value
of that object's reference address".
Do reflective methods exist on the base Object type (its "Class")?
e.g.  Function[] getFunctions(); ...
Thanks,
michael