From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 17040 invoked by alias); 22 Feb 2017 11:40:20 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@zsh.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes List-Id: Zsh Workers List List-Post: List-Help: X-Seq: 40615 Received: (qmail 7674 invoked from network); 22 Feb 2017 11:40:20 -0000 X-Qmail-Scanner-Diagnostics: from new1-smtp.messagingengine.com by f.primenet.com.au (envelope-from , uid 7791) with qmail-scanner-2.11 (clamdscan: 0.99.2/21882. spamassassin: 3.4.1. Clear:RC:0(66.111.4.221):SA:0(-0.4/5.0):. Processed in 1.354086 secs); 22 Feb 2017 11:40:20 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.1 (2015-04-28) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT, FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS,T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.1 X-Envelope-From: psprint2@fastmail.com X-Qmail-Scanner-Mime-Attachments: | X-Qmail-Scanner-Zip-Files: | Received-SPF: pass (ns1.primenet.com.au: SPF record at spf.messagingengine.com designates 66.111.4.221 as permitted sender) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=fastmail.com; h= content-transfer-encoding:content-type:date:from:message-id :mime-version:subject:to:x-me-sender:x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc; s= mesmtp; bh=lBvwZUMGhpcSbjHmmuJYyBg0msQ=; b=kt8TwWWKmjtWB8vvP20zU MJHHJI6w0DXElFSK+81QBO9kzix3lvwZ8OtsRWiG2g66HoMY5gj9GMHGnCW/jxDh 1Zku2vmY5fw1fyHzCnIglCn1iHJ1hVTxoGHlWfnBLJ/P3O4/OvK6xK4F0eGvft1O ubCZFiK07xR6vUTUUCdYVA= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=content-transfer-encoding:content-type :date:from:message-id:mime-version:subject:to:x-me-sender :x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc; s=smtpout; bh=lBvwZUMGhpcSbjHmmuJYyBg0m sQ=; b=hU1oO+gfM3en3u4qvIkawLIsm2db/E75w/Cm0d7Pz9UJEjOyu+6UvyvuV 6bUpHnGppkoa5aDHk6QKGHSbAqmxVp6xjXKMiAILhWP2O8+sz8pmhVlipkNBVNC0 tVaVX/m4Ojuqzq1/gzkrlTmqNpWyWWGZMf32kCqvIJmkcvJrPw= X-ME-Sender: Message-Id: <1487763613.2941773.889107120.2750751A@webmail.messagingengine.com> From: Sebastian Gniazdowski To: zsh-workers@zsh.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="_----------=_148776361329417730" X-Mailer: MessagingEngine.com Webmail Interface - ajax-715c2c0c Subject: [PATCH] Documentation on (A) Create array parameter Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 03:40:13 -0800 --_----------=_148776361329417730 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hello, (A) completion and documentation suggest straight creation: A Create an array parameter with `${...=...}', `${...:=...}' or `${...::=...}'. If this flag is repeated (as in `AA'), create an associative array parameter. Assignment is made before sorting or padding; if field splitting is active, the word part is split before assignment. The name part may be a subscripted range for ordinary arrays; the word part must be converted to an array, for example by using `${(AA)=name=...}' to activate field splitting, when creating an associative array. This test: % typeset -a overwrite_me=( 1 ); () { var_name="overwrite_me"; : ${(PA)var_name::=}; }; echo $overwrite_me"."${(t)overwrite_me} .array % () { local -a overwrite_me=( 1 ); () { var_name="overwrite_me"; : ${(PA)var_name::=}; }; echo $overwrite_me"."${(t)overwrite_me} } .array-local shows that parameter is reused if it exists, even if it exists on lower scoping level. That's useful when coding, the patch adds one sentence that clarifies this. -- Sebastian Gniazdowski psprint2@fastmail.com --_----------=_148776361329417730 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="A_create_array.diff" Content-Id: <1487763439.2941573.634c2adbc0f5922f7159238cfd1729c300f2d62c.157C06F3@content.messagingengine.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Type: text/plain; name="A_create_array.diff" ZGlmZiAtLWdpdCBhL0RvYy9ac2gvZXhwbi55byBiL0RvYy9ac2gvZXhwbi55 bwppbmRleCBjZjRmNjllLi4zODZkYjA4IDEwMDY0NAotLS0gYS9Eb2MvWnNo L2V4cG4ueW8KKysrIGIvRG9jL1pzaC9leHBuLnlvCkBAIC05NjQsNiArOTY0 LDggQEAgYXNzaWdubWVudC4gIFRoZSB2YXIobmFtZSkgcGFydCBtYXkgYmUg YSBzdWJzY3JpcHRlZCByYW5nZSBmb3IKIG9yZGluYXJ5IGFycmF5czsgdGhl IHZhcih3b3JkKSBwYXJ0IGVtKG11c3QpIGJlIGNvbnZlcnRlZCB0bwogYW4g YXJyYXksIGZvciBleGFtcGxlIGJ5IHVzaW5nIGB0dCgkeyhBQSk9KXZhcihu YW1lKXR0KD0pLi4udHQofSknCiB0byBhY3RpdmF0ZSBmaWVsZCBzcGxpdHRp bmcsIHdoZW4gY3JlYXRpbmcgYW4gYXNzb2NpYXRpdmUgYXJyYXkuCitJZiB0 aGUgYXJyYXkgcGFyYW1ldGVyIHdob3NlIGNyZWF0aW9uIGlzIHJlcXVlc3Rl ZCBhbHJlYWR5IGV4aXN0cywKK2l0IGlzIHJldXNlZCwgZXZlbiB3aGVuIGl0 IGV4aXN0cyBhdCBsb3dlciBzY29waW5nIGxldmVsLgogKQogaXRlbSh0dChh KSkoCiBTb3J0IGluIGFycmF5IGluZGV4IG9yZGVyOyB3aGVuIGNvbWJpbmVk IHdpdGggYHR0KE8pJyBzb3J0IGluIHJldmVyc2UK --_----------=_148776361329417730--