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On 7/10/2015 4:19 PM, Martin Gregorie wrote:
> Two features I'd have liked to see in Java are non-zero based arrays, e.g.
>   int temperatureOcurrences[-40:55] and flexible array bounds, e.g
>   int samples[0:flex]
>
> Neither are new ideas, both dating from the '60s: Algol 60 had non-zero-
> based fixed size arrays and Algol 68 implemented both concepts: both are
> useful in some circumstances as is multi-dimensional array slicing (Algol
> 68 had that too).

I agree that non-zero based arrays can result in much cleaner code in
some cases.

But I think it has to be bundled with another feature: the use
of other types than int as array indexes.

I don't think that it is desirable or likely to shoehorn into
Java at this time.

If one want it then I suggest Ada and JGnat!

:-)

Arne