This chapter describes the features provided by ECLiPSe
for the
declaration and use of arrays and global (as opposed to logical,
not in terms of the module system) variables.
These provide a
convenient mechanism to maintain information in a more conventional
programming manner. It is also possible to map arrays declared in
ECLiPSe
directly onto ``C'' data structures using the ECLiPSe
External interface.
For more information see chapter 
on page .
Arrays and global variables are handled by a single set of builtins, where a global variable is just considered as an array with no dimensions. Builtins that accept array specifications in the form Name/Arity also accept Name/0 or just Name to denote a global variable.