Refresh 005_arrays2 exercise

Updated the exercise to use SIMD. This allows us to
cross-reference the concept from 112_vectors back to 005_arrays2,
introducing a handy feature of vectors early on.

See #430
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2026-06-27 09:04:32 +00:00
committed by Chris Boesch
parent f69c79bcb6
commit 98b831aec4
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@@ -26,8 +26,13 @@ pub fn main() void {
// (Problem 2)
// Please set this array using repetition.
// It should result in: 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
const bit_pattern_unit = [_]u8{ ??? };
const bit_pattern: [3 * bit_pattern_unit.len]u8 = @bitCast(@as([3][bit_pattern_unit.len]u8, @splat(bit_pattern_unit)));
const bit_pattern_unit = ???;
// How long should the bit pattern be?
const len = ???;
// For now, don't worry about the use of SIMD.
const bit_pattern: [len]u8 = std.simd.repeat(len, bit_pattern_unit);
// Okay, that's all of the problems. Let's see the results.
//
@@ -53,3 +58,12 @@ pub fn main() void {
std.debug.print("\n", .{});
}
// For the curious:
//
// The `std.simd.repeat` function takes a target length and a pattern,
// and returns a vector filled with that pattern repeated to the
// desired length.
//
// For example, `repeat(5, [_]u8{1, 2})` will return a vector
// equivalent to `.{1, 2, 1, 2, 1}`.