Re: Cell Arrays

[davidf(at)dfanning.com (David Fanning)]

Joe Regensburger (jjr@physics.umass.edu) writes:

> Some programs have objects which can store multiple data types in a single
> array.  So theoretically I can store numerical arrays of differing length
> inside a cell of another array. I was wondering if it is at all possible in
> IDL?

*Everything* is possible with IDL. (Or so I'm told. I can't
see how it ever improved my backhand, however.)

I should think a pointer array, with each pointer pointing
to a numerical array of various lengths should do the trick.

Interestingly enough, this requirement was what pushed me
to use unrealized base widgets as pointers all those many
years ago. I had an array of unrealized base widgets, each
with a numerical array of a different size stored in the
user value. *Very* chic in those days. :-)

Cheers,

David

-- 
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting
Phone: 970-221-0438 E-Mail: davidf@dfanning.com
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Toll-Free IDL Book Orders: 1-888-461-0155