Figure 3.5-1 -- Organization of Array
 
     Fixed    Variable        Fixed             Variable Length   Variable
   Length=1    Length       Length=2             Attribute         Length
   Attribute  Attribute   Attribute              Parameters       Attribute
                        /------^--------\
+--+---------+---------+---------+---------+-+---------+---------+---------+-+
|  |         |         |         |         |X|         |         |         | |
>  |    3    |    4    |    5    |    6    |X|    N    |  N+1    |  N+2    | >
<  |         |         |         |         |X|         |         |         | <
|  |         |         |         |         |X|         |         |         | |
+--+---------+---------+---------+---------+-+---------+---------+---------+-+
      VALUE    POINTER   \-------v--------/   /---^---\             VALUE
                              VALUE           * NO. Chars   0
                +---+                           (text)
                | N |                         * NO. Words   0
                +-+-+                           (Int, Real)
                  |                           * NO. Items   0
                  |                             (DOUB, DVEC)
                  |                           * NO. Items   0
                  |                             (Ivec, RVEC)
                  |                           * Row Dimens. Col. Dimens.
                  |                             (Matrix)    (Matrix)
                  |                            \--v--/
                  |                               ^
                  |                               |
                  +-------------------------------+