--- parser3/src/classes/array.C	2024/10/26 18:53:36	1.26
+++ parser3/src/classes/array.C	2024/10/27 13:53:08	1.29
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "pa_vbool.h"
 #include "pa_vmethod_frame.h"
 
-volatile const char * IDENT_ARRAY_C="$Id: array.C,v 1.26 2024/10/26 18:53:36 moko Exp $";
+volatile const char * IDENT_ARRAY_C="$Id: array.C,v 1.29 2024/10/27 13:53:08 moko Exp $";
 
 // class
 
@@ -608,15 +608,16 @@ static void _count(Request& r, MethodPar
 	r.write(*new VInt(array.used()));
 }
 
-static void _create_or_append(Request& r, MethodParams& params) {
+static void _create_or_append_or_push(Request& r, MethodParams& params) {
 	ArrayValue& array=GET_SELF(r, VArray).array();
 
 	int count=params.count();
 
 	if(array.count()){
-		for(int i=0; i<count; i++)
+		for(int i=0; i<count; i++){
 			array+=&r.process(params[i]);
-		array.invalidate();
+			array.change_used(+1); // after each element, since an exception can occur
+		}
 	} else {
 		for(int i=0; i<count; i++)
 			array+=&r.process(params[i]);
@@ -632,15 +633,19 @@ static void _insert(Request& r, MethodPa
 
 	for(int i=1; i<count; i++){
 		array.insert(index++, &r.process(params[i]));
+		array.change_used(+1); // after each element, since an exception can occur
 	}
-	array.invalidate();
 }
 
 static void _delete(Request& r, MethodParams& params) {
 	ArrayValue& array=GET_SELF(r, VArray).array();
-	if(params.count()>0)
-		array.clear(VArray::index(params.as_int(0, PARAM_INDEX, r)));
-	else
+	if(params.count()>0) {
+		if(params[0].is_string()) {
+			array.clear(VArray::index(*params[0].get_string()));
+		} else {
+			array.clear(VArray::index(params.as_int(0, PARAM_INDEX, r)));
+		}
+	} else
 		array.clear();
 	array.invalidate();
 }
@@ -651,6 +656,17 @@ static void _remove(Request& r, MethodPa
 	array.invalidate();
 }
 
+static void _pop(Request& r, MethodParams& params) {
+	ArrayValue& array=GET_SELF(r, VArray).array();
+	Value *result=array.pop();
+	if(result){
+		r.write(*result);
+		array.change_used(-1);
+	} else {
+		r.write(*VVoid::get());
+	}
+}
+
 static void _contains(Request& r, MethodParams& params) {
 	VArray& self=GET_SELF(r, VArray);
 	bool result=self.contains(VArray::index(params.as_int(0, PARAM_INDEX, r)));
@@ -1065,11 +1081,13 @@ MArray::MArray(): Methoded(VARRAY_TYPE)
 	// ^array.join[join_from[;options]]
 	add_native_method("join", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _join, 1, 2);
 
-	// ^array::create[value;value]
-	add_native_method("create", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _create_or_append, 0, 10000);
-	// ^array.append[value;value]
-	add_native_method("append", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _create_or_append, 1, 10000);
-	// ^array.insert[index;value...]
+	// ^array::create[value[;value...]]
+	add_native_method("create", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _create_or_append_or_push, 0, 10000);
+	// ^array.append[value[;value...]]
+	add_native_method("append", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _create_or_append_or_push, 1, 10000);
+	// ^array.push[value[;value...]]
+	add_native_method("push", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _create_or_append_or_push, 1, 10000);
+	// ^array.insert[index;value[;value...]]
 	add_native_method("insert", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _insert, 2, 10000);
 
 	// ^array.left(n)
@@ -1080,10 +1098,12 @@ MArray::MArray(): Methoded(VARRAY_TYPE)
 	// ^array.mid(p;n)
 	add_native_method("mid", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _mid, 1, 2);
 
-	// ^array.delete[index]
+	// ^array.delete(index) or ^array.delete[index]
 	add_native_method("delete", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _delete, 0, 1);
-	// ^array.remove[index]
+	// ^array.remove(index)
 	add_native_method("remove", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _remove, 1, 1);
+	// ^array.pop[]
+	add_native_method("pop", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _pop, 0, 0);
 
 	// ^array.contains[index]
 	add_native_method("contains", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _contains, 1, 1);