{ { $snippet "T-array" } { "The class of arrays with elements of type " { $snippet "T" } } }
{ { $snippet "<T-array>" } { "Constructor for arrays with elements of type " { $snippet "T" } "; stack effect " { $snippet "( len -- array )" } } }
{ { $snippet "(T-array)" } { "Constructor for arrays with elements of type " { $snippet "T" } ", where the initial contents are uninitialized; stack effect " { $snippet "( len -- array )" } } }
- { { $snippet "malloc-T-array" } { "Constructor for arrays with elements of type " { $snippet "T" } " backed by newly-allocated, zeroed out, unmanaged memory; stack effect " { $snippet "( len -- array )" } } }
{ { $snippet "<direct-T-array>" } { "Constructor for arrays with elements of type " { $snippet "T" } " backed by raw memory; stack effect " { $snippet "( alien len -- array )" } } }
- { { $snippet "T-array-cast" } { "Converts a byte array into a specialized array by interpreting the bytes in as machine-specific values. Code which uses this word is unportable" } }
- { { $snippet ">T-array" } { "Converts a sequence into a specialized array of type " { $snippet "T" } "; stack effect " { $snippet "( seq -- array )" } } }
{ { $snippet "T-array{" } { "Literal syntax, consists of a series of values terminated by " { $snippet "}" } } }
}
"Behind the scenes, these words are placed in a vocabulary named " { $snippet "specialized-arrays.instances.T" } ", however this vocabulary should not be placed in a " { $link POSTPONE: USING: } " form directly. Instead, always use " { $link POSTPONE: SPECIALIZED-ARRAY: } " or " { $link POSTPONE: SPECIALIZED-ARRAYS: } ". This ensures that the vocabulary can get generated the first time it is needed."
"FUNCTION: void process_data ( int* data, int len ) ;"
"int-array{ 10 20 30 } dup length process_data"
}
-"Literal specialized arrays, as well as specialized arrays created with " { $snippet "<T-array>" } " and " { $snippet ">T-array" } " are backed by a " { $link byte-array } " in the Factor heap, and can move as a result of garbage collection. If this is unsuitable, the array can be allocated in unmanaged memory instead."
+"Literal specialized arrays, as well as specialized arrays created with " { $snippet "<T-array>" } " and " { $snippet "T >c-array" } " are backed by a " { $link byte-array } " in the Factor heap, and can move as a result of garbage collection. If this is unsuitable, the array can be allocated in unmanaged memory instead."
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"In the following example, it is presumed that the C library holds on to a pointer to the array's data after the " { $snippet "init_with_data()" } " call returns; this is one situation where unmanaged memory has to be used instead. Note the use of destructors to ensure the memory is deallocated after the block ends:"