Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!uwvax!oddjob!gargoyle!ihnp4!homxb!genesis!hotlg!anumb!eao From: eao@anumb.UUCP (e.a.olson) Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran,comp.lang.pascal Subject: Re: Array storage order Message-ID: <107@anumb.UUCP> Date: Mon, 6-Jul-87 22:03:33 EDT Article-I.D.: anumb.107 Posted: Mon Jul 6 22:03:33 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 10-Jul-87 01:07:23 EDT References: <1215@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> <105@anumb.UUCP> <3538@watvlsi.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Andover MA Lines: 15 Xref: mnetor comp.lang.fortran:146 comp.lang.pascal:190 > >> Question: is this array storage order mandated by the Fortran-77 standard? > >> How about the Pascal standard? If so, then I'll document the arrays as being > >> garry wiegand (garry@oak.cadif.cornell.edu - ARPA) > >> (garry@crnlthry - BITNET) > > The order is mandated by the standard. > > In fortran, arrays are stored in row-major order. In 'C' > > and Pascal arrays are stored in column-major order. > > NO NO NO... Other way around. Fortran Columns, Pascal and C are rows. > Don't worry, I've had days like that. In fact, I've had LIVES like that. > ooh sorry.. no wonder the students always got that question wrong when i was teaching as a grad student! now which goes across..???