Numeric Array Storage
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Numeric Array Storage
■ The following information about numeric arrays also applies to arrays of
fixed-length strings and arrays of user-defined types, since they also
have a fixed amount of data associated with each element in the array.
■ A numeric array has two parts:
Part of Numeric Array Description
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Array descriptor Contains information about the array, including
its type, dimensions, and the data location in
memory; always stored in DGROUP.
Numeric array data Actual numeric data, stored in either:
• The far heap (for dynamic numeric arrays)
• DGROUP in compiled programs and in the far
heap in interpreted programs (static numeric
arrays)
See: ◄Array Storage Summary►