NAME
array - the internal representation of an array

DESCRIPTION
A Pike array is represented as a 'struct array' with all the needed svalues malloced in the same block. The relevant members are:

refs reference count
size the number of svalues in the array
malloced_size the number of svalues that can fit in this block
type_field a bitfield indicating what types the array contains
item the array of svalues

SEE ALSO
type_field

KEYWORDS
internals

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