On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:45:38 +0000, Vijay Nayar wrote: > On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:24:24 +0100, Graham Cole wrote: > >> I understand from the documentation that the "-release" compiler switch >> turns off "array bounds checking for system and trusted functions". >> >> Is it correct that the following code should seg fault when compiled >> with "-release" ? >> >> string[string] h; >> h["abc"] = "def"; >> string s = h["aaa"]; >> >> I.e. retrieving from an associative array for a non existent key. >> >> I would have thought that an exception should be generated in this case >> when compiled with "-release" (as it is when compiled without). >> >> This code behaves the same when compiled by both D1 and D2. >> >> Should I report this as a bug ?
Oh, if your question is specifically about associative arrays, like string [string], then the reason why there is no out-of-bounds problem is that D associative arrays are sparsely populated and support insertion. http://www.digitalmars.com/d/2.0/arrays.html#associative - Vijay
