How do we convert elegantly between arbitrarily nested lists and arrays?
e.g.
((1 2 3) (4 5 6))
becomes
#2A((1 2 3) (4 5 6))
and vice versa
How do we convert elegantly between arbitrarily nested lists and arrays?
e.g.
((1 2 3) (4 5 6))
becomes
#2A((1 2 3) (4 5 6))
and vice versa
List to 2d array:
(defun list-to-2d-array (list)
(make-array (list (length list)
(length (first list)))
:initial-contents list))
2d array to list:
(defun 2d-array-to-list (array)
(loop for i below (array-dimension array 0)
collect (loop for j below (array-dimension array 1)
collect (aref array i j))))
The multi-dimensional form for list to 2d is easy.
(defun list-dimensions (list depth)
(loop repeat depth
collect (length list)
do (setf list (car list))))
(defun list-to-array (list depth)
(make-array (list-dimensions list depth)
:initial-contents list))
The array to list is more complicated.
Maybe something like this:
(defun array-to-list (array)
(let* ((dimensions (array-dimensions array))
(depth (1- (length dimensions)))
(indices (make-list (1+ depth) :initial-element 0)))
(labels ((recurse (n)
(loop for j below (nth n dimensions)
do (setf (nth n indices) j)
collect (if (= n depth)
(apply #'aref array indices)
(recurse (1+ n))))))
(recurse 0))))
Another 2d array to list solution:
(defun 2d-array-to-list (array)
(map 'list #'identity array))
And list to 2d array (But maybe not as efficient as the solution of the last reply):
(defun list-to-2d-array (list)
(map 'array #'identity list))