I commented the pitch thread that the inline nature of this type would be clearer of it was spelled 8 of Int with no brackets to emphasize the inline nature of the array. I still stand by this position.
(This could work with 8 x Int too, even though I prefer of.)
var x: [Float] // regular array
var y: 100 of Float // inline array
// or:
var y: 100 x Float // inline array
Nothing makes it feel more inline than not wrapping it brackets.
Examples with “of”
// tuple
var z: (100 of Float, 50 of Double)
// function signature
func foo(components: 16 of Int)
// generic arguments
var s: Set<16 of Int>
// mixed with existing collection sugar:
var d: [String: 16 of Int] // Dictionary<String, 16 of Int>
var a: [16 of Int] // Array<16 of Int>
Examples with “x”
// tuple
var z: (100 x Float, 50 x Double)
// function signature
func foo(components: 16 x Int)
// generic arguments
var s: Set<16 x Int>
// mixed with existing collection sugar:
var d: [String: 16 x Int] // Dictionary<String, 16 x Int>
var a: [16 x Int] // Array<16 x Int>