Passing Record DataType

[BruceCopperField]

I need to pass a record of logically related parameters to a function and they are of different types. I think using Array as if it is a struct type is the only choice. But my record actually contains another sub-record. Should I use nested Array to achieve this? The manual says:

This has not been strictly forbidden in AutoIt. However, it is NOT ADVISABLE to mix different datatypes in an Array. Especially the use of an Array inside another Array will severely affect the execution speed of your script.

What should I use?

[rudi]

Hi.

I need to pass a record of logically related parameters to a function and they are of different types. I think using Array as if it is a struct type is the only choice. But my record actually contains another sub-record. Should I use nested Array to achieve this? The manual says:

Try not to pass these arrays,

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Regards, Rudi.

[BruceCopperField]

But the point is I don't want to over-rely on global variables. My script is getting huge and complicated. If we still remember our first programming course, global variable is evil. It creates large coupling to the external environment. What I want is to keep my functions depend on their own parameter lists only. But my parameters are getting large in number and I want to group them into logical records instead of a plain huge list.