What to call array indexing starting at 0 vs. 1 ?

Lost User

Maximilien wrote:

Is there a technical term to say if an array starts at index 0 (e.g. C/C++) or 1 (e.g. pascal) ?

The term is "array", and they start at index 0. There's a difference when talking about strings, not arrays.

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glennPattonWork3

Standard & Mutant ? why was Pascal 1 based? anyone know if Delphi is has one based arrays as it might explain some error generated by a test application I have to use?

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Let's call them Zeray and Oneray.

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Yes, zero-based and one-based indexing are correct terms. /ravi

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glennPattonWork wrote:

why was Pascal 1 based?

It's not, neither is Object-Pascal (Delphi). The type-definition of an array would contain the start-index and the end-index. One would use 0, obviously. Dynamic arrays start at 0. Even BASIC[^] starts at 0.

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Maximilien wrote:

Is it simply "0-based array" and "1-based array" ?

Yes.

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sure ! I've use edlin on MS-DOS, e on OS/2, etc... but in the 80' :laugh: now, Notepad++ fits to my needs

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daniel_bingamon

"0-based array" is called an "offset". "1-based array" could be called "displayable index"