Re: a syntax derived from constant-time hash-based n-dim matrices in perl 5

Nathan Wiger wrote:
> 
> "David L. Nicol" wrote:
> >
> >         @a["$i $j $k","$a $y $z"]       # two points in DN n-dim syntax
> 
> One problem that immediately jumps out at me is how to do this:
> 
>    @a[[@x], [@y]];
> 
> That is, dynamically get your indices. The above seems ok when you know
> them in advance (at least what variables they're in), but this usually
> isn't the case with hardcore matrix manipulation. Having a fixed number
> of named indices isn't the norm.
> 
> -Nate


I think I dealt with that in the next paragraph, suggesting

	@a["@x","@y"]

in effect I am suggesting exchanging the inner sqaure brackets for
double quotes, because that way the syntax matches more closely
what has been possible all along by using perl hashes.


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