[erlang-questions] Arrays and setelement

[Joel Reymont]

Mikael,

On Dec 29, 2006, at 2:57 AM, Mikael Pettersson wrote:

> setelement works by copying, except when the BEAM compiler
> can prove that intermediate copies are redundant, in which
> cases it simple performs assignments.

Assignment is what I'm after. How can I help the BEAM compiler prove  
that intermediate copies are redundant?

I will be assigning _and_ reading very often. The "arrays" would be  
implementing "depth of market", i.e. each element of the "array"  
would correspond to a price and hold a bid or ask quantity. Bid/ask  
quantities can change every few milliseconds in a fast market.

Yes, I'm fine with tuples instead of arrays if I can avoid copying.  
Binaries, as suggested by Julian would be fine too, if, again,  
copying can be avoided.

	Thanks, Joel

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