At 2:32 PM -0700 8/1/02, Stephen Rawls wrote:
>--- Sean O'Rourke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > Let me rephrase. How should the PerlArray pmc
>> > handle negative indecis when the absolute value of
>> > the index is greater than the size of the array.
>>
>> IMHO it would be most consistent with the way
>> autovivification of positive indices works to extend
>> the array to the left and set the first element,
>e.g.
>>
>> @a = (1);
>> @a[-3] = 2;
>> # @a == (2, undef, 1)
>>
>
>Hmmm. I hadn't even thought about expanding left and
>shifting everything else right. I like your way, so
>... if that's what everyone wants, I'll try my hand at
>a patch.
No, I don't think this is appropriate. The PerlArray class implements
Perl arrays, and should implement their semantics.
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