Guide: array subscript notation #16447
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| These subscripts start at zero, like in most programming langues, so the |
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uuuuuuugh thank you.
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Maybe you did want to use Brian in the example. Just wondering :-) |
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| These subscripts start at zero, like in most programming languages, so the | ||
| first name is `names[0]` and the second name is `names[1]`. The above example | ||
| prints `The second name is Bryan`. |
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lol, was hoping you wouldn't see :embarassed:
Fixing now.
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Question, why is this in the "Strings" chapter? |
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Because |
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This is now good to go again. |
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Is it worth noting that subscripts also apply to many collections? e.g. |
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No, because then we have to fully explain those. |
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Should this also mention what happens with out-of-bounds indices? And perhaps that indices must always be non-negative (because e.g. in Python, negative indices index from the end)? |
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I don't think so, because we haven't talked about task failure at all, and it's quite easy to try yourself and see what happens. Additionally, we don't need to pre-emptively say that Rust doesn't have some feature, either. Remember, this guide isn't comprehensive, it's an introduction. |
intenral: Cleanup error variants in MIR code a bit
Can't believe I forgot this!