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Re: [PATCH] Exorcise "zero-dimensional" arrays (Was: Re: Should array_length() Return NULL) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Pavel Stehule
Subject Re: [PATCH] Exorcise "zero-dimensional" arrays (Was: Re: Should array_length() Return NULL)
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Pavel

ALOGOL 60 was zero based by default, as I remember deliberately setting the lower bound to 1, I managed to avoid PASCAL and I only glanced at ADA.

In Pascal and similar languages (Wirth family) is possible to define lower bound - any value (like PL/pgSQL). Depends on a school - but lot of people used 1.

I remember - it was one argument for in Pascal/C flame war.

Regards

Pavel

 
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Pavel
 


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Gavin


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