Quoting the POV-Ray manual, section 6.1.8.1:

"Although it is permissible to reference an entire array as a whole, you may
not reference just one dimension of a multi-dimensional array."

Naturally enough, this is EXACTLY what I want to do... Why does this
limitation exist? How do I get round it?

Thanks.
Andrew.

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On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:52:48 +0100, "Andrew Coppin" <orp### [at] btinternetcom>
wrote:
> Naturally enough, this is EXACTLY what I want to do... Why does this
> limitation exist? How do I get round it?

Instead of defining multidimensional array, define array of arrays:

#local Array1 = array[2][3]; // mutidimensional array

#local Array2 = array[2];
#local Array2[0] = array[3];
#local Array2[1] = array[3];

Now you can reference one dimension of array as well as whole array and each
element.

ABX

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> > Naturally enough, this is EXACTLY what I want to do... Why does this
> > limitation exist? How do I get round it?
>
> Instead of defining multidimensional array, define array of arrays:
>
> #local Array1 = array[2][3]; // mutidimensional array
>
> #local Array2 = array[2];
> #local Array2[0] = array[3];
> #local Array2[1] = array[3];
>
> Now you can reference one dimension of array as well as whole array and
each
> element.

Curiose... That should be in the docs!

Thanks.
Andrew.

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