Hi All
I feel my IQ goes up by at lest 10 points when I read some of Mark's
detailed answers concerning Livecode internals - and the thought processes
that go into them.
Mark's and many others' answers are worth the price of admission to this
list - thanks a lot Mark for such an erudite
On 12/10/2017 18:16, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote:
- element chunks are ordered for arrays which are sequences*, unordered
for all other arrays
* An array is a sequence if: it has only integer keys, and keys range from 1
up to the number of elements in the array.
e.g. If the
On 2017-10-12 18:38, Peter Reid via use-livecode wrote:
I agree that the redundant indexing is an expensive approach, however
I have found that this abnormal structure of a repeat for each loop
can be a lot faster than the other loop forms in some circumstances.
I can't find the reference that
On 10/12/2017 09:38 AM, Peter Reid via use-livecode wrote:
I can't find the reference that first highlighted to me the lack of guaranteed
sequence of chunks, but I've assumed this was a restriction for some time. It
would be great if this is incorrect as I've got some heavyweight looping in
I agree that the redundant indexing is an expensive approach, however I have
found that this abnormal structure of a repeat for each loop can be a lot
faster than the other loop forms in some circumstances.
I can't find the reference that first highlighted to me the lack of guaranteed
sequence
