'-------------
  'STATIC ARRAYS
  '=============

  dim as long a(10)={2,4,6,8,10,12}
  a(10)=a(1)+a(4)

  print a(10)


  '--------------
  'DYNAMIC ARRAYS
  '==============

  dim as long a at getmemory(10*sizeof(long)) : a={2,4,6,8,10,12}
  ...
  freememory @a

  dim as long a(10)={2,4,6,8,10,12}


  '--------
  'OVERLAYS
  '========
  dim as string s = "ABCDEFGHIJ"
  dim as byte b at strptr(s)
  'print b[3] ":  " chr(b[3])
  


  '-----------------------
  'MULTIDIMENSIONAL ARRAYS
  '=======================

  macro a(x,y) av(y*1024+x)
  dim int av[1024*1024]

  a(100,200)=42
  'print a(100,200) ;42


  '----------
  'INDEX BASE
  '==========
  '
  dim int a[100]={10,20,30,40}
  indexbase 1 'default: first element is indexed as 1
  'print a[2] '20
  indexbase 0
  'print a[2] '30


  '-------------
  'PSEUDO ARRAYS
  '=============

  dim av[100]

  function a(int i,v) 'setter
    i*=2
    av[i]=v
  end function
  
  function a(int i) as int 'getter
    i*=2
    return av[i]
  end function

  a(7)=42 'this is interpreted as a(7,42)
  'print a(7)