diff -r 51a74ef9ed63 -r ae94777fff8f Symbian3/SDK/Source/GUID-D37E0579-0F3B-5EE4-8264-1358E493672B.dita --- a/Symbian3/SDK/Source/GUID-D37E0579-0F3B-5EE4-8264-1358E493672B.dita Wed Mar 31 11:11:55 2010 +0100 +++ b/Symbian3/SDK/Source/GUID-D37E0579-0F3B-5EE4-8264-1358E493672B.dita Fri Jun 11 12:39:03 2010 +0100 @@ -1,39 +1,39 @@ - - - - - -Array -of variable length elements, flat bufferDescribes how elements of varying length are organised in the array -buffer. -

This is a CArrayVarFlat<class T> object whose -elements can have different lengths. Although each element is a class T object, -the length of that object can vary.

-

In this type of array, each element occupies its own individual cell allocated -from the heap. The array buffer contains fixed length data structures, one -for each element, which are physically contiguous within the flat array buffer. -Each fixed length data structure contains the length of an element (a TInt value) -and a pointer to it. The structure itself is part of the implementation but -occupies no more than eight bytes on 32-bit machines.

-

A flat buffer always occupies a single cell allocated from the heap and -is always extended by the process of reallocation. A flat array buffer is -implemented using a CBufFlat object.

-

The following diagram illustrates how elements are organised within the -array buffer:

- - - -

This kind of array is suitable for a small number of elements or for a -moderately large but fixed maximum number of elements. It is not suitable -for large arrays with a high turnover of elements.

-

This class is immediately derived from the abstract templated base class CArrayVar<class T> which -is itself derived from the abstract non-templated base class CArrayVarBase.

-
See also

Using -Dynamic Buffers.

+ + + + + +Array +of variable length elements, flat bufferDescribes how elements of varying length are organised in the array +buffer. +

This is a CArrayVarFlat<class T> object whose +elements can have different lengths. Although each element is a class T object, +the length of that object can vary.

+

In this type of array, each element occupies its own individual cell allocated +from the heap. The array buffer contains fixed length data structures, one +for each element, which are physically contiguous within the flat array buffer. +Each fixed length data structure contains the length of an element (a TInt value) +and a pointer to it. The structure itself is part of the implementation but +occupies no more than eight bytes on 32-bit machines.

+

A flat buffer always occupies a single cell allocated from the heap and +is always extended by the process of reallocation. A flat array buffer is +implemented using a CBufFlat object.

+

The following diagram illustrates how elements are organised within the +array buffer:

+ + + +

This kind of array is suitable for a small number of elements or for a +moderately large but fixed maximum number of elements. It is not suitable +for large arrays with a high turnover of elements.

+

This class is immediately derived from the abstract templated base class CArrayVar<class T> which +is itself derived from the abstract non-templated base class CArrayVarBase.

+
See also

Using +Dynamic Buffers.

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