assign_array_var_from_string (var, value, aflags);
else if (simple_array_assign && subscript_start)
{
- /* declare [-a] name[N]=value */
+ /* declare [-aA] name[N]=value */
*subscript_start = '['; /* ] */
var = assign_array_element (name, value, 0); /* XXX - not aflags */
*subscript_start = '\0';
}
else if (simple_array_assign)
- /* let bind_array_variable take care of this. */
- bind_array_variable (name, 0, value, aflags);
+ {
+ /* let bind_{array,assoc}_variable take care of this. */
+ if (assoc_p (var))
+ bind_assoc_variable (var, name, "0", value, aflags);
+ else
+ bind_array_variable (name, 0, value, aflags);
+ }
else
#endif
/* bind_variable_value duplicates the essential internals of