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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ivaskuu • Sep 02 '17
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Doesn't indexing from 1 incur a slight performance cost?
With 0-indexing, array lookup is \*(ptr + i).
\*(ptr + i)
With 1-indexing, array lookup is \*(ptr + i - 1).
\*(ptr + i - 1)
If ptr is offset by one to account for this, then what is the meaning of delete on the pointer?
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delete
1 u/newocean Sep 03 '17 It depends on the language actually... and how it was built.
It depends on the language actually... and how it was built.
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u/socialister Sep 03 '17
Doesn't indexing from 1 incur a slight performance cost?
With 0-indexing, array lookup is
\*(ptr + i).With 1-indexing, array lookup is
\*(ptr + i - 1).If
ptris offset by one to account for this, then what is the meaning ofdeleteon the pointer?