I know this is a very tangential thing that only a few people might run
into, but nonetheless I want to make sure this is handled correctly.
The CLR makes a distinction between vectors (zero based, single-dimensional
arrays) and arrays (n-dimensional, m-based) with {n e N} and {m e N0}. Since
the latter also includes the same semantics as a vector (1 dimensional
0-based) confusion is possible. The use of these arrays is strongly
discouraged (and not CLS compliant) and exhibits horrible performance.
Cecil is clever about this distinction and knows the difference, there's
only two quirks to it:
1. Importing a 1-dimensional array will always result in a vector. There's
no way to import a 1-dimensional, 0-based array (nor have I found a way to
create one).
2. If a 1-dimensional, 0-based array is not a vector, the Suffix should show
[*] instead of [] (that's the System.Reflection behavior at least)
I agree that there's no sensible reason anyone would want to
use 1-dimensional, 0-based arrays, but ask myself if this Import behavior
might change semantics unintentionally.
Kind regards,
Johannes
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