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Compound data objects
John Campbell,Carlos Augusto Otero,Benjamin Edward Rampson,Allison Jane Rutherford,Steven Paul Kraynak,Christian Canton,Samuel C. Radakovitz,Simon Peyton Jones,Andrew J. Becker +8 more
- 02 Nov 2016
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe a value referred to as a compound object that stores multiple values in a single cell, wherein those multiple values are organized according to a defined structure, such as a record, vector, matrix, table, or array.
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Abstract: The present disclosure describes a value referred to as a compound object that stores multiple values in a single cell, wherein those multiple values are organized according to a defined structure. The compound object may store multiple values according to a known defined data structure such as, for example, a record, vector, matrix, table, or array. In other embodiments, the compound object may store multiple values as any nested combination of any one of the known or user-defined data structures. Each of the values stored in the compound object are individually referenceable and can fully participate with spreadsheet functionality including calculations, referencing, and formatting.
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