mlist - Scilab object, matrix oriented typed list definition.
mlist object are very similar to tlist objects. But if M is an mlist, for any index i which is not a field name, M(i) is not the ith field of the list but is interpreted as the i th entry of M seen as a vector. This is the only difference between mlist and tlist.
mlist fields must then be designed by their names. They can also be handled using the getfield and setfield functions.
M=mlist(['V','name','value'],['a','b','c'],[1 2 3]);
//define display
deff('%V_p(M)','disp(M.name+'':''+string(M.value))')
//define extraction operation
deff('r=%V_e(i,M)',..
'r=mlist([''V'',''name'',''value''],M.name(i),M.value(i))')
M(2) // the second entry of the vector M
M(2).value
//define M as a tlist
M=tlist(['V','name','value'],['a','b','c'],[1 2 3]);
M(2)
M('name')
//with two indices
M=mlist(['V','name','value'],['a','b';'c' 'd'],[1 2;3 4]);
deff('r=%V_e(varargin)',[
'M=varargin($)';
'H=[''V'',''name'',''value'']'
'r=mlist(H,M.name(varargin(1:$-1)),M.value(varargin(1:$-1)))'])
M(:,2)
// multidimensionnal array
str=['a','b','c','d','e','f','g','h'];
n=hypermat([2,2,2],str);
v=hypermat([2,2,2],1:8);
M=mlist(['V','name','value'],n,v);
M(1,1:2,2)