In article <3ab16529$1_2@news.nwlink.com>, ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US
says...
>
>I'd like to suggest a new feature: "array element initializers".
>
>If you have a member variable which is an array,
>it would be nice to initialize specific elements in the
>array, as shown in the following code:
>
>class A
>{
>    A();
>    A(int);
>};
>
>class B
>{
>    A array[10];
>
>    // Initialize specific array elements
>    // Remaing elements naturally receive automatic initialization
>    B() : array[3]( 6 ), array[9]()
>    {
>    }
>
>};
>
>The array indices would have to be distinct sequences of constants
>limited to the array bounds. Otherwise you might end up initializing
>the same thing twice (e.g. if i == 0 then [1][2] and [i + 1][2 - i] would
>conflict.).

Considering that plain arrays are considered almost deprecated
for user code, I don't think there is much support for this now.

Besides, you didn't specify in which order this initialization
happens.

I also would like to see an example in which this extension leads
to a better program. I.e. show us an example using this, and show
us why these members shouldn't be initialized in the ctor body,
nor by any other means.

Regards,
Michiel Salters

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