var          
 // This compiles...
 array1 : array of string = ['11', '22'];
 array2 : array of string = ['11', '2'];
 array3 : array of string = ['1', '22'];

 // ...but on this I get a compiler error:
 array4 : array of string = ['1', '2'];
   // [Error] Main.wbs (11,30): Expected array of String but instead found
             
Using 2.06B14.

Michael Dreher

Michael Dreher wrote:

> ['1', '2'];

Just a ponder - is it thinking those are both chars? The other examples have more than one character each.

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Matthew Jones

"Matthew Jones" wrote:
   // Just a ponder - is it thinking those are both chars? The other
   // examples have more than one character each.

That also came to my mind. But chars are assignable to strings.
I just did another test, int vs. float:

 arr1 : array of double = [1.1, 2.2];
   // compiles

 arr2 : array of double = [1, 2];
   // [Error] Unit1.wbs (32,28): Expected array of Double but instead found

  arr3: array of double = [1, 2.2];
  // [Error] Unit1.wbs (34,31): Expected integer, variant, or enumeration but instead found 2.2

  arr4: array of double = [2.2, 1];
   // compiles

Seems the order of elements also has an effect.

Michael Dreher

On 5/25/2018 3:02 AM, Michael Dreher wrote:
> array4 : array of string = ['1', '2'];

Casting issue. Try

  array4 : array of string = [String('1'),String('2')];

Raul

Raul wrote:

 // Casting issue. Try...

Thanks for the hint. It seems sufficient to just cast the first array element.

M. Dreher

Michael,

<<  // [Error] Main.wbs (11,30): Expected array of String but instead found >>

I think that Matthew is correct and the compiler thinks that the array elements are characters, not strings.  As far assignability is concerned, yes, characters are normally assignable to strings.  However, EWB expects arrays to be consistently characters or strings because it reserves the right to optimize these in its runtime so that they are not just big arrays of "variants".

I'll have a fix for this in the next build 15.

Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com