Array memory allocation

[Xandy]

Passing arrays with size included is very convenient for scope.  I know I'm late to the party.

It works great for 1 dimension arrays.  I'm not sure how to do it with 2 dimensional arrays without possibly wasting memory.

I may have read a long time ago that AutoIt used a pointer like system in which array indexes didn't really take up space until filled with data.  

local $world_size[2]
$world_size[0]= 320
$world_size[1]= 320
 
local $world[$world_size[0]][$world_size[1]]
$world[0][0]= $world_size[0]
$world[0][1]= $world_size[1]
 
ConsoleWrite($world[0][0])

 

I could shift the x world data to account for the size and pass the array around without xmax ymax parameter syntax.  I'd still be wasting 318 units of whatever memory.  I know I could make an array with 3 elements shove the [0]xmax, [1]ymax, [2]world array into it pass it around and access [2]world with a dummy variable.  Is that the way I should do it?  Is there something I should read to being me up to date as how this should be done?

[FireFox]

Passing arrays with size included is very convenient for scope.  I know I'm late to the party.

Why don't you use the UBound function?

[Xandy]

Why don't you use the UBound function?

It's extra call assignment line(s) for each accessing function, that I only need to assign once during a load routine.  Reads cleaner to me.  Fewer lines.

I didn't know Ubound() had a Dimension parameter!

Now I do. 

I will consider your advice greatly as I will probably now be using a Ubound() system.

Thank you!

Edited April 23, 2014 by Xandy