4.24. 4.24 Accessing Elements of a Single Dimension Array
To access an element of a zero-based array, you can use the simplified formula:
Element_Address = Base_Address + index * Element_Size
For the Base_Address entry you can use the name of the array (because HLA associates the address of the first element of an array with the name of that array). The Element_Size entry is the number of bytes for each array element. If the object is an array of bytes, the Element_Size field is one (resulting in a very simple computation). If each element of the array is a word (or other two-byte type) then Element_Size is two. And so on. To access an element of the SixteenInts array in the previous section, you'd use the formula:
Element_Address = SixteenInts ...
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