# Revert "Smaller memory footprint for BoundedArray \(\#16299\)" · gitcafe/zig

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Commit: 85747b266aac8a2ff7fea4a4b18f722133544ad7

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Author: Andrew Kelley

Committer: Andrew Kelley

## Message

```
Revert "Smaller memory footprint for BoundedArray (#16299)"

This reverts commit cb5a6be41ae0efc30d0b59a41b0763db966e5bf4.

I deeply apologize for the churn.

This change is problematic given that we do not have ranged integers
(yet? see #3806).

In the meantime, this type needs to be `usize`, matching the length and
index types for all std lib data structures.

Users who want to save memory should not use heap-allocated BoundedArray
values, since it is inherently memory-inefficient. Use a different
memory layout instead.

If #3806 is accepted and implemented, the length value can become an
integer with the appropriate range, without the footgun. If that
proposal is not accepted, len type will remain a usize.

```

## Parents

- [d9e8671d963dc99ec8b4721f53d77828efa232ed](https://git.cafe/gitcafe/zig/commit/d9e8671d963dc99ec8b4721f53d77828efa232ed?format=markdown)

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