Perhaps these should be called Vector and Array? As in Vector(f(x) for x in A) and Array(f(x) for x in A).
On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 7:07 PM, Jeffrey Sarnoff <[email protected]> wrote: > I hope Julia is not ready to drop the immediacy of clarity when it is > new-found and current use adjacent (e.g. "shape-preserving f(g(x) for x in > A)"). > It is reasonable that `collect` become this better version of its prior > self; and, if desired, a vector-only version would have a new name or way > of indication. > `collectvec( __ )` might do `reshape( (__), prod(size(__)) )` > > > > On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 5:54:25 PM UTC-4, Jeff Bezanson wrote: >> >> Yes, so far this is intended. We want a shape-preserving `collect` for >> implementing comprehensions, for example `collect(2x for x in A)`. >> However a case could be made that `collect` should continue to return >> only vectors, and the shape-preserving version should have a new name. >> >> On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 3:41 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > I am not sure if this is the right place to post questions about >> version >> > 0.5.0-, but I'll give it a try anyhow. >> > >> > In 0.4.5, collect([1 2]) gives Array{Int64,1}, like a column vector. >> > >> > In 0.5.0_ (as of 25 May, Win64), collect([1 2]) gives Array{Int64,2}, >> like a >> > row vector. >> > >> > Is this intended? (...just struggling to prepare for the next release) >> > >> > /Paul S >> >
