Question about arrays in arrays in arrays.......

[nfwu]

I have noticed the following happen:

(not exact code but sth to this effect)

Dim $array[5]
Dim $array2[4]
$array[0] = $array2

_DoSomethingSpecial($array)

_DoSomethingSpecial 's function header is _DoSomethingSpecial($a) <<NO ByRef

Then when i modify $array[0] in _DoSometingSpecial, it somehow manages to edit BOTH $array2 AND $array[0]!!!

Why? Is it because AutoIt uses sort of "pointers" in it's storing mechanism for arrays?

???

#)

[seandisanti]

I have noticed the following happen:

(not exact code but sth to this effect)

Dim $array[5]
Dim $array2[4]
$array[0] = $array2

_DoSomethingSpecial($array)

_DoSomethingSpecial 's function header is _DoSomethingSpecial($a) <<NO ByRef

Then when i modify $array[0] in _DoSometingSpecial, it somehow manages to edit BOTH $array2 AND $array[0]!!!

Why? Is it because AutoIt uses sort of "pointers" in it's storing mechanism for arrays?

???

#)

it depends on what's going on in _DoSomethingSpecial...

[PsaltyDS]

I have noticed the following happen:

(not exact code but sth to this effect)

Dim $array[5]
Dim $array2[4]
$array[0] = $array2

_DoSomethingSpecial($array)

_DoSomethingSpecial 's function header is _DoSomethingSpecial($a) <<NO ByRef

Then when i modify $array[0] in _DoSometingSpecial, it somehow manages to edit BOTH $array2 AND $array[0]!!!

Why? Is it because AutoIt uses sort of "pointers" in it's storing mechanism for arrays?

???

#)

Strip it down to a minimum amount of working code that will demo the symptom and post it. But, I'll bet in the process you come across the answer anyway.

I've done that a couple of times already, found the answer while trying to code a good example of the problem...