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| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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| date | Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:45:55 +0000 |
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| 386 The general sequence functions @code{copy-sequence} and @code{length} | 386 The general sequence functions @code{copy-sequence} and @code{length} |
| 387 are often useful for objects known to be arrays. @xref{Sequence Functions}. | 387 are often useful for objects known to be arrays. @xref{Sequence Functions}. |
| 388 | 388 |
| 389 @node Vectors | 389 @node Vectors |
| 390 @section Vectors | 390 @section Vectors |
| 391 @cindex vector | 391 @cindex vector (type) |
| 392 | 392 |
| 393 Arrays in Lisp, like arrays in most languages, are blocks of memory | 393 Arrays in Lisp, like arrays in most languages, are blocks of memory |
| 394 whose elements can be accessed in constant time. A @dfn{vector} is a | 394 whose elements can be accessed in constant time. A @dfn{vector} is a |
| 395 general-purpose array of specified length; its elements can be any Lisp | 395 general-purpose array of specified length; its elements can be any Lisp |
| 396 objects. (By contrast, a string can hold only characters as elements.) | 396 objects. (By contrast, a string can hold only characters as elements.) |