[chuck-users] functions returning arrays
mike clemow
michaelclemow at gmail.com
Thu Feb 23 15:56:36 EST 2012
Yes, ditto to what Kassen said. (I'm too slow... ;)
fun float[] t(float x,float nn[]) {
float rr[nn.size()];
for(0 => int n;n<nn.size();n++) {
nn[n] + x => rr[n];
}
return rr;
}
<<< t(4.5, [7.,8.,9.])[2] >>>; // should print 13.5
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On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Kassen <signal.automatique at gmail.com>wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 12:27:22PM -0800, Colin Sullivan wrote:
> > David,
> >
> > I think the problem may be that you are returning an array that is local
> to
> > your function and it is getting deallocated when the function returns.
>
> That's what I thought too, and that certainly can happen.
> In that case a extra assignment (using @) can increase the reference
> count, tricking the simple CC. That's not "good form" just a
> workaround while some of that stuff is a bit dodgy.
>
> That's not the issue here though, at least not the primary one. The
> primary issue here is that rr gets defined without a length and so
> apparently doesn't get initiated. Editing the relevant line to read;
>
> float rr[nn.size()];
>
> makes sure all floats are initiated and for my tests it works.
>
> I think the issue is not with returning, the reported error is
> refering -I suspect- to the moment when we try to chuck the result of
> the addition to the array location, the error just isn't indicating
> that, obfuscating what went wrong.
>
> I hope that helps (I also hope it's correct ;-) )
>
> Yours,
> Kas.
>
>
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