Re: [Vala] array size determining? how to

[Charles Hixson <charleshixsn earthlink net>]

On 09/18/2010 06:50 PM, Evan Nemerson wrote:
> On Sat, 2010-09-18 at 18:33 -0700, Charles Hixson wrote:
>    
> > On 09/18/2010 03:05 PM, Evan Nemerson wrote:
> >      
> > > On Sat, 2010-09-18 at 14:09 -0700, Charles Hixson wrote:
> > >
> > >        
> > > > When an array is passed back from a library routine, say string split,
> > > > how does one determine the number of elements?
> > > >
> > > >          
> > > Arrays have a length member which will generally give you what you want.
> > > For example:
> > >
> > > var arr = "one,two,three".split (",");
> > > GLib.debug ("Elements: %d", arr.length);
> > >
> > > There is some good information in the Arrays section of the tutorial:
> > > http://live.gnome.org/Vala/Tutorial#Arrays
> > >
> > >
> > > -Evan
> > >
> > >        
> > Thanks.  Is there some place I should write to suggest that this be
> > added to the tutorial?  I'd also like to suggest that when strings are
> >      
> Not really, but the tutorial is a wiki so you can always add it
> yourself. That said, it is already in the tutorial... the second
> sentence in the Arrays section is: "The length of such an array can be
> obtained by the length member variable e.g. int count = a.length."
>
>
> -Evan
>    
Right you are.  I guess what I really wanted is a concise table of 
operations on arrays.  E.g., the operator "in" is defined somewhere, I 
have no idea whether it works on arrays or not.  (Well, actually my 
guess is that it doesn't, but it wouldn't surprise me to find I was wrong.)

But... is there reasonable editorial oversight of the Wiki?  I'm 
hesitant to enter things at my stage of ignorance for fear of making 
mistakes.