An array is not much more than a pointer and some space in memory. Primitive capabilities! There are many operations that would be nice to perform with arrays, but there are not built-in C++. With C++ classes, the programmer can develop an array ADT is preferable to 'raw' arrays. Although the language is easy to extend with these new types, the base language itself is not changeable.
- ADT array
- Subscript range checking
- Arbitrary range of subscripts; Instead of having to start with 0
- Array assignment
- Array comparison
- Array input/output
- Arrays that know their sizes
- Arrays that expand dynamically to accommodate more elements
2004-12-28
