Hey Phil, thanks for taking the time to explain. It makes sense now.
Best. Diego 2015-03-11 18:20 GMT-06:00 Phil Tomson <[email protected]>: > > > On Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 4:49:06 PM UTC-7, Diego Tapias wrote: >> >> Quick question: what does this mean >> >> julia> Array(Int,1) >> 1-element Array{Int64,1}: >> 139838919411184 >> >> ? >> >> And another question: >> >> Is this just used for initializing an array? >> > > Typically you would use something like: > > my_array = Array(Int,1) > > This preallocates space for your array and gives it a type. (it's an array > with only one entry) > > The array isn't initialized at that point, the space is just allocated, > that's why you see: > > 139838919411184 > > in your single entry array. > > If you wanted to initialize it, you could do: > > my_array = zeros(Int,1) > >> >> >
