Data structures in AutoIt

[igorm]

Hi,

Can somebody please tell me which data structures AutoIt natively support. I need this info for some paper I'm writing. Thanks in advance for reply.

Greetings.

[Skitty]

Hi,

Can somebody please tell me which data structures AutoIt natively support. I need this info for some paper I'm writing. Thanks in advance for reply.

Greetings.

Are you talking about arrays? like array variables? such as multidimensional arrays? Or are you looking for information on the internal working of the actual AutoIt executable? such as how its source actually manages data? if so, good luck unless you're some kind of super geek that knows ASM.

Sounds like you're studying computer science or something.

Try google...

[igorm]

Well, array cold be considered data structure. You can read more here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_structure

OK, here is the list of data structures.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_data_structures

Can somebody tell me which are supported natively by AutoIt? Thanks.

[Skitty]

Well, array cold be considered data structure. You can read more here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_structure

OK, here is the list of data structures.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_data_structures

Can somebody tell me which are supported natively by AutoIt? Thanks.

Yeah, I read the first link when trying to help you out earlier but didn't read the second one until now...

Related to your first inquiry, I've gotten an error in autoit before regarding "stack overflow" so I'm under the impression that "stack" may be one of the types supported along with arrays, Boolean, char, strings and all the other obvious types, I think I remember getting the error when running a while loop that called a function with no "Return" in it.

You should ask one of the MVP's, the special forum members like Trancexx, Progany, Melba32(or 23?), Valuater or Jos, there all smart nice people.

Edited August 19, 2011 by THAT1ANONYMOUSEDUDE

[monoscout999]

The question is about types? as far that types of the items of an structure are supported then there is no problem.. why you want to know? , wich structure you need to use?

This link and This

Edited August 19, 2011 by monoscout999

[igorm]

I need to know so I can write that in my paper. Please take a look at second link and you'll know what I need to know.

@THAT1ANONYMOUSEDUDE

Thanks for the info. I also thought about that obvious ones, but wondering if there is more. I'll see about contacting people you suggested.

[exodius]

This link

This page probably contains the answer you're looking for, but I guess it depends on what you mean by "supports"

In AutoIt there is only one datatype called a Variant. A variant can contain numeric or string data and decides how to use the data depending on the situation it is being used in.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variant_type

[jaberwacky]

I need to know so I can write that in my paper. Please take a look at second link and you'll know what I need to know.

@THAT1ANONYMOUSEDUDE

Thanks for the info. I also thought about that obvious ones, but wondering if there is more. I'll see about contacting people you suggested.

I think random private messages asking for help are frowned upon.

[monoscout999]

Sorry i dont speak good english and for me a paper is something that i use for print something on it. what do you want to do?

Edited August 20, 2011 by monoscout999

[exodius]

Sorry i dont skeak good english and for me a paper is something that i use for print something on it. what do you want to do?

He's writing a paper - as in the college/university sense where you have to learn/research a subject and then write about it (typically for a grade for a class).

[monoscout999]

So... AutoIt manages every kind of structures while the Type of the item is support it by autoit it self, the types are.... etc. etc. i never do the college or university sorry , the list that i link you is the important thing, while the items of the Structure have the types of autoit support there is no problem... anyway maybe a kind and patient Dev can give you a better explain of it

Edited August 20, 2011 by monoscout999

[JohnOne]

Maybe you ought to be looking at DllStructCreate

[igorm]

Data type and data structures are not the same.

[JohnOne]

So is this not a struct?

struct product {
  int weight;
  float price;
} ;

[igorm]

I don't know about that. That's why I'm asking. Looking here, I think that is not for data structures:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Struct_%28C_programming_language%29

[JohnOne]

I'm not sure I follow.

Are you saying the structs in the link you provided (which are the same as what I posted) are not data structures?

I'm not an expert by far but I thought they were.

And in autoit, to create the same struct would be something like

$Product = DllStructCreate("int weight;float price")

[BrewManNH]

Have you tried emailing the developers of AutoIt your questions rather than posting them one at a time in the forums? Emailing, rather than PMs would probably be best. If anyone knows the answers to them, they will.

You're asking really vague questions and only later fleshing them out. I would suggest that you sit yourself down and then properly formulate all of your questions with as much information as you're requiring, and them posting them in the Developers or Chat forums or emailing them to the proper people. This hit or miss approach doesn't say much for how your paper is going to turn out.

[ProgAndy]

If you relate to data structures as a way to store collections of similar data AutoIt has only a native implementation of arrays. Anyways, you can easily implement stacks, queues, heaps, hashmaps and even trees using arrays.

Edit: linked lists are possible, too.

Edited August 20, 2011 by ProgAndy