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2.5.1 Vectors

In ECL, array elements are represented in one of six ways depending on the type of the array.

Array Type Element Representation
(array t) and (vector t) a cell pointer
(array fixnum) and (vector fixnum) 32 bit signed integer
(array string-char) and string 8 bit code
(array short-float) and (vector short-float) 32 bit floating point
(array long-float) and (vector long-float) 64 bit floating point
(array bit) and bit-vector 1 bit bit