(j3.2006) "Contiguous" doesn't quite do what I need

[Bill Long]

Michael Ingrassia wrote:

>Well, if we needed a notion of "contiguous from dimension 1 through
>dimension i" someday, I imagine we could come up with a less error-prone
>syntax.  Something like
>
>	dimension a (;, ;, ;, |||  :, :, :, :, :)
>
>                              ^^^
>                          three vertical bars as a visual "barrier"
>
>(contiguous in first 3 dimensions, all bets off after that).
>  
>

I assume those first 3 ; were really : to avoid ending the statement early.

However, in his example it seems that Van wanted more - to have the 
first dimensions explicit shape while the remaining ones were assumed or 
deferred.  Actually, you can effectively do that already by creating a 
derived type with, for example, a 2 x 2 array component. Then declare an 
assumed or deferred shape array of the parent type to get the remaining 
dimensions. That structure probably more accurately captures the 
algorithmic intent anyway.

Cheers,
Bill

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