On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:00:36 -0400, bearophile <[email protected]>
wrote:
MLT:
2. char[] vs. int[]
I think it is strange that
char[] x = "1234" ;
x[0] = '4' ;
Produces a run time error, but
int[] x = [1,2,3,4] ;
x[0] = 4 ;
Doesn't. I think that they both should, or both shouldn't - to be
consistent (and it would be better if they both didn't).
I leave this to other people. in D2 strings are immutable, by the way,
while static arrays are not.
This has been discussed. Most people agree that the behavior should be
consistent. Any array literal should be exactly that -- an unchangable
literal. In D2, it should be an immutable literal (and produce a compile
time error if you try and change it).
BTW, this behavior you noticed is only on certain OSes. On other OSes (I
think windows), you get weird behavior:
char[] x = "1234";
x[0] = '4'; // no runtime error
char[] y = "1234"; // y actually now equals "4234"!
-Steve
