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- Subject: Re: Bug report in length of simple table
- From: Peter Aronoff <telemachus@...>
- Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2016 09:53:48 -0400
"Christian N." <cn00@gmx.at> wrote:
> Since a nil-value is indistinguishable from an unset key in a table, any
> trailing nils should be insignificant. That is, {10, 20, nil} is
> equivalent to {10, 20}. Using explicit keys should not change that.
That’s what I thought, but it’s good to confirm.
Thanks, Peter
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