Re: [PROPOSAL] a new function: table.proto()

[spir ☣ <denis.spir@...>]

On Tue, 4 May 2010 09:53:22 -0300
Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo <lhf@tecgraf.puc-rio.br> wrote:

> > pairs/ipairs has *nothing* to do with the fact that tables has two parts.
> 
> It's not well known that the array part is just an optimization: even
> if the table only has integer keys from 1 to N, part or all of that
> data may be stored in the hash part. See for instance
> 	http://www.lua.org/source/5.1/ltable.c.html#luaH_getnum

[OT] When following the link, the target (i.e. the name of the func) is nicely framed; but neighbour lines are not spaced, so that this feature is rather a trouble. Too bad :-(

Denis
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