JuliaArrays / JuliaArrays/StaticArrays.jl

inconsistent `view` behaviours between StaticArrays and stdlib arrays when expanding dimensions

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Description

I don't really see any specification about how view behaves when indices are more than the current dimensions, but arrays from stdlib work fine with this case.

view(rand(3, 3), :, :, :)     # return 3x3x1 array

view(view([1], :, :), :, :, :)  # return 1x1x1 array

view(transpose([1;;]), :, :, :)  # return 1x1x1 array

view(@SMatrix([1]), :, :, :)  # ERROR: BoundsError: attempt to access Tuple{} at index [1]

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No source file or test is named. Start by reproducing the StaticArrays view(@SMatrix([1]), :, :, :) failure and compare it with the standard-library examples; trace the view entry point for extra dimensions. Done means the StaticArrays case behaves consistently without the BoundsError.

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