Add support for fixed-size arrays (#5313)

.appveyor/check-generate-code.bat

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ call generate_code.bat -b %buildtype% || goto FAIL
 
 :: TODO: Release and Debug builds produce differences here for some reason.
 git checkout HEAD -- monster_test.bfbs
+git checkout HEAD -- arrays_test.bfbs
 
 git -c core.autocrlf=true diff --exit-code --quiet || goto :DIFFFOUND
 goto SUCCESS

.travis/check-generate-code.sh

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ cd ..
 
 # TODO: Linux and macos builds produce differences here for some reason.
 git checkout HEAD -- tests/monster_test.bfbs
+git checkout HEAD -- tests/arrays_test.bfbs
 
 if ! git diff --quiet; then
   echo >&2

BUILD

@@ -164,11 +164,15 @@ cc_test(
         ":tests/union_vector/union_vector.json",
         ":tests/monster_extra.fbs",
         ":tests/monsterdata_extra.json",
+        ":tests/arrays_test.bfbs",
+        ":tests/arrays_test.fbs",
+        ":tests/arrays_test.golden",
     ],
     includes = ["include/"],
     deps = [
         ":monster_extra_cc_fbs",
         ":monster_test_cc_fbs",
+        ":arrays_test_cc_fbs",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -188,3 +192,16 @@ flatbuffer_cc_library(
     name = "monster_extra_cc_fbs",
     srcs = ["tests/monster_extra.fbs"],
 )
+
+flatbuffer_cc_library(
+    name = "arrays_test_cc_fbs",
+    srcs = ["tests/arrays_test.fbs"],
+    flatc_args = [
+        "--gen-object-api",
+        "--gen-compare",
+        "--no-includes",
+        "--gen-mutable",
+        "--reflect-names",
+        "--cpp-ptr-type flatbuffers::unique_ptr",
+        "--scoped-enums" ],
+)

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ set(FlatBuffers_Tests_SRCS
   tests/test_builder.cpp
   # file generate by running compiler on tests/monster_test.fbs
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/tests/monster_test_generated.h
+  # file generate by running compiler on tests/arrays_test.fbs
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/tests/arrays_test_generated.h
 )
 
 set(FlatBuffers_Sample_Binary_SRCS
@@ -303,7 +305,7 @@ if(FLATBUFFERS_BUILD_SHAREDLIB)
                         VERSION "${FlatBuffers_Library_SONAME_FULL}")
 endif()
 
-function(compile_flatbuffers_schema_to_cpp SRC_FBS)
+function(compile_flatbuffers_schema_to_cpp_opt SRC_FBS OPT)
   get_filename_component(SRC_FBS_DIR ${SRC_FBS} PATH)
   string(REGEX REPLACE "\\.fbs$" "_generated.h" GEN_HEADER ${SRC_FBS})
   add_custom_command(
@@ -311,12 +313,16 @@ function(compile_flatbuffers_schema_to_cpp SRC_FBS)
     COMMAND "${FLATBUFFERS_FLATC_EXECUTABLE}" -c --no-includes --gen-mutable
             --gen-object-api --gen-compare -o "${SRC_FBS_DIR}"
             --cpp-ptr-type flatbuffers::unique_ptr # Used to test with C++98 STLs
-            --reflect-names
+            --reflect-names ${OPT}
             -I "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/include_test"
             "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${SRC_FBS}"
     DEPENDS flatc)
 endfunction()
 
+function(compile_flatbuffers_schema_to_cpp SRC_FBS)
+    compile_flatbuffers_schema_to_cpp_opt(${SRC_FBS} "")
+endfunction()
+
 function(compile_flatbuffers_schema_to_binary SRC_FBS)
   get_filename_component(SRC_FBS_DIR ${SRC_FBS} PATH)
   string(REGEX REPLACE "\\.fbs$" ".bfbs" GEN_BINARY_SCHEMA ${SRC_FBS})
@@ -329,6 +335,7 @@ endfunction()
 
 if(FLATBUFFERS_BUILD_TESTS)
   compile_flatbuffers_schema_to_cpp(tests/monster_test.fbs)
+  compile_flatbuffers_schema_to_cpp_opt(tests/arrays_test.fbs --scoped-enums)
   include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/tests)
   add_executable(flattests ${FlatBuffers_Tests_SRCS})
   set_property(TARGET flattests

docs/source/Schemas.md

@@ -114,6 +114,27 @@ of same-size data where a `reinterpret_cast` would give you a desirable result,
 e.g. you could change a `uint` to an `int` if no values in current data use the
 high bit yet.
 
+### Arrays
+
+Arrays are a convenience short-hand for a fixed-length collection of elements.
+Arrays can be used to replace the following schema:
+
+    struct Vec3 {
+        x:float;
+        y:float;
+        z:float;
+    }
+
+with the following schema:
+
+    struct Vec3 {
+        v:[float:3];
+    }
+
+Both representations are binary equivalent.
+
+Arrays are currently only supported in a `struct`.
+
 ### (Default) Values
 
 Values are a sequence of digits. Values may be optionally followed by a decimal

include/flatbuffers/flatbuffers.h

@@ -395,6 +395,83 @@ template<typename T> static inline size_t VectorLength(const Vector<T> *v) {
   return v ? v->size() : 0;
 }
 
+// This is used as a helper type for accessing arrays.
+template<typename T, uint16_t length> class Array {
+ public:
+  typedef VectorIterator<T, typename IndirectHelper<T>::return_type>
+      const_iterator;
+  typedef VectorReverseIterator<const_iterator> const_reverse_iterator;
+
+  typedef typename IndirectHelper<T>::return_type return_type;
+
+  FLATBUFFERS_CONSTEXPR uint16_t size() const { return length; }
+
+  return_type Get(uoffset_t i) const {
+    FLATBUFFERS_ASSERT(i < size());
+    return IndirectHelper<T>::Read(Data(), i);
+  }
+
+  return_type operator[](uoffset_t i) const { return Get(i); }
+
+  const_iterator begin() const { return const_iterator(Data(), 0); }
+  const_iterator end() const { return const_iterator(Data(), size()); }
+
+  const_reverse_iterator rbegin() const {
+    return const_reverse_iterator(end());
+  }
+  const_reverse_iterator rend() const { return const_reverse_iterator(end()); }
+
+  const_iterator cbegin() const { return begin(); }
+  const_iterator cend() const { return end(); }
+
+  const_reverse_iterator crbegin() const { return rbegin(); }
+  const_reverse_iterator crend() const { return rend(); }
+
+  // Change elements if you have a non-const pointer to this object.
+  void Mutate(uoffset_t i, const T &val) {
+    FLATBUFFERS_ASSERT(i < size());
+    WriteScalar(data() + i, val);
+  }
+
+  // Get a mutable pointer to elements inside this array.
+  // @note This method should be only used to mutate arrays of structs followed
+  //  by a @p Mutate operation. For primitive types use @p Mutate directly.
+  // @warning Assignments and reads to/from the dereferenced pointer are not
+  //  automatically converted to the correct endianness.
+  T *GetMutablePointer(uoffset_t i) const {
+    FLATBUFFERS_ASSERT(i < size());
+    return const_cast<T *>(&data()[i]);
+  }
+
+  // The raw data in little endian format. Use with care.
+  const uint8_t *Data() const { return data_; }
+
+  uint8_t *Data() { return data_; }
+
+  // Similarly, but typed, much like std::vector::data
+  const T *data() const { return reinterpret_cast<const T *>(Data()); }
+  T *data() { return reinterpret_cast<T *>(Data()); }
+
+ protected:
+  // This class is only used to access pre-existing data. Don't ever
+  // try to construct these manually.
+  // 'constexpr' allows us to use 'size()' at compile time.
+  // @note Must not use 'FLATBUFFERS_CONSTEXPR' here, as const is not allowed on
+  //  a constructor.
+#if defined(__cpp_constexpr)
+  constexpr Array();
+#else
+  Array();
+#endif
+
+  uint8_t data_[length * sizeof(T)];
+
+ private:
+  // This class is a pointer. Copying will therefore create an invalid object.
+  // Private and unimplemented copy constructor.
+  Array(const Array &);
+};
+
 // Lexicographically compare two strings (possibly containing nulls), and
 // return true if the first is less than the second.
 static inline bool StringLessThan(const char *a_data, uoffset_t a_size,

include/flatbuffers/idl.h

@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ namespace flatbuffers {
   TD(VECTOR, "",       Offset<void>, int, int, VectorOffset, int, unused) \
   TD(STRUCT, "",       Offset<void>, int, int, int,          int, unused) \
   TD(UNION,  "",       Offset<void>, int, int, int,          int, unused)
-
+#define FLATBUFFERS_GEN_TYPE_ARRAY(TD) \
+  TD(ARRAY,  "",       int,          int, int, int,          int, unused)
 // The fields are:
 // - enum
 // - FlatBuffers schema type.
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ switch (type) {
 
 #define FLATBUFFERS_GEN_TYPES(TD) \
         FLATBUFFERS_GEN_TYPES_SCALAR(TD) \
-        FLATBUFFERS_GEN_TYPES_POINTER(TD)
+        FLATBUFFERS_GEN_TYPES_POINTER(TD) \
+        FLATBUFFERS_GEN_TYPE_ARRAY(TD)
 
 // Create an enum for all the types above.
 #ifdef __GNUC__
@@ -145,18 +147,21 @@ class Parser;
 // and additional information for vectors/structs_.
 struct Type {
   explicit Type(BaseType _base_type = BASE_TYPE_NONE, StructDef *_sd = nullptr,
-                EnumDef *_ed = nullptr)
+                EnumDef *_ed = nullptr, uint16_t _fixed_length = 0)
       : base_type(_base_type),
         element(BASE_TYPE_NONE),
         struct_def(_sd),
-        enum_def(_ed) {}
+        enum_def(_ed),
+        fixed_length(_fixed_length) {}
 
   bool operator==(const Type &o) {
     return base_type == o.base_type && element == o.element &&
            struct_def == o.struct_def && enum_def == o.enum_def;
   }
 
-  Type VectorType() const { return Type(element, struct_def, enum_def); }
+  Type VectorType() const {
+    return Type(element, struct_def, enum_def, fixed_length);
+  }
 
   Offset<reflection::Type> Serialize(FlatBufferBuilder *builder) const;
 
@@ -167,6 +172,7 @@ struct Type {
   StructDef *struct_def;  // only set if t or element == BASE_TYPE_STRUCT
   EnumDef *enum_def;      // set if t == BASE_TYPE_UNION / BASE_TYPE_UTYPE,
                           // or for an integral type derived from an enum.
+  uint16_t fixed_length;  // only set if t == BASE_TYPE_ARRAY
 };
 
 // Represents a parsed scalar value, it's type, and field offset.
@@ -335,12 +341,34 @@ inline bool IsStruct(const Type &type) {
   return type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_STRUCT && type.struct_def->fixed;
 }
 
+inline bool IsVector(const Type &type) {
+  return type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_VECTOR;
+}
+
+inline bool IsArray(const Type &type) {
+  return type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_ARRAY;
+}
+
+inline bool IsSeries(const Type &type) {
+  return IsVector(type) || IsArray(type);
+}
+
+inline bool IsEnum(const Type &type) {
+  return type.enum_def != nullptr && IsInteger(type.base_type);
+}
+
 inline size_t InlineSize(const Type &type) {
-  return IsStruct(type) ? type.struct_def->bytesize : SizeOf(type.base_type);
+  return IsStruct(type)
+             ? type.struct_def->bytesize
+             : (IsArray(type)
+                    ? InlineSize(type.VectorType()) * type.fixed_length
+                    : SizeOf(type.base_type));
 }
 
 inline size_t InlineAlignment(const Type &type) {
-  return IsStruct(type) ? type.struct_def->minalign : SizeOf(type.base_type);
+  return IsStruct(type)
+             ? type.struct_def->minalign
+             : (SizeOf(IsArray(type) ? type.element : type.base_type));
 }
 
 struct EnumDef;
@@ -799,10 +827,13 @@ class Parser : public ParserState {
   FLATBUFFERS_CHECKED_ERROR ParseTable(const StructDef &struct_def,
                                        std::string *value, uoffset_t *ovalue);
   void SerializeStruct(const StructDef &struct_def, const Value &val);
+  void SerializeStruct(FlatBufferBuilder &builder, const StructDef &struct_def,
+                       const Value &val);
   template<typename F>
   FLATBUFFERS_CHECKED_ERROR ParseVectorDelimiters(uoffset_t &count, F body);
   FLATBUFFERS_CHECKED_ERROR ParseVector(const Type &type, uoffset_t *ovalue,
                                         FieldDef *field, size_t fieldn);
+  FLATBUFFERS_CHECKED_ERROR ParseArray(Value &array);
   FLATBUFFERS_CHECKED_ERROR ParseNestedFlatbuffer(Value &val, FieldDef *field,
                                                   size_t fieldn,
                                                   const StructDef *parent_struct_def);
@@ -849,6 +880,7 @@ class Parser : public ParserState {
                                        BaseType baseType);
 
   bool SupportsAdvancedUnionFeatures() const;
+  bool SupportsAdvancedArrayFeatures() const;
   Namespace *UniqueNamespace(Namespace *ns);
 
   FLATBUFFERS_CHECKED_ERROR RecurseError();

include/flatbuffers/reflection_generated.h

@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@ enum BaseType {
   String = 13,
   Vector = 14,
   Obj = 15,
-  Union = 16
+  Union = 16,
+  Array = 17
 };
 
-inline const BaseType (&EnumValuesBaseType())[17] {
+inline const BaseType (&EnumValuesBaseType())[18] {
   static const BaseType values[] = {
     None,
     UType,
@@ -64,13 +65,14 @@ inline const BaseType (&EnumValuesBaseType())[17] {
     String,
     Vector,
     Obj,
-    Union
+    Union,
+    Array
   };
   return values;
 }
 
 inline const char * const *EnumNamesBaseType() {
-  static const char * const names[18] = {
+  static const char * const names[19] = {
     "None",
     "UType",
     "Bool",
@@ -88,13 +90,14 @@ inline const char * const *EnumNamesBaseType() {
     "Vector",
     "Obj",
     "Union",
+    "Array",
     nullptr
   };
   return names;
 }
 
 inline const char *EnumNameBaseType(BaseType e) {
-  if (e < None || e > Union) return "";
+  if (e < None || e > Array) return "";
   const size_t index = static_cast<size_t>(e);
   return EnumNamesBaseType()[index];
 }
@@ -103,7 +106,8 @@ struct Type FLATBUFFERS_FINAL_CLASS : private flatbuffers::Table {
   enum FlatBuffersVTableOffset FLATBUFFERS_VTABLE_UNDERLYING_TYPE {
     VT_BASE_TYPE = 4,
     VT_ELEMENT = 6,
-    VT_INDEX = 8
+    VT_INDEX = 8,
+    VT_FIXED_LENGTH = 10
   };
   reflection::BaseType base_type() const {
     return static_cast<reflection::BaseType>(GetField<int8_t>(VT_BASE_TYPE, 0));
@@ -114,11 +118,15 @@ struct Type FLATBUFFERS_FINAL_CLASS : private flatbuffers::Table {
   int32_t index() const {
     return GetField<int32_t>(VT_INDEX, -1);
   }
+  uint16_t fixed_length() const {
+    return GetField<uint16_t>(VT_FIXED_LENGTH, 0);
+  }
   bool Verify(flatbuffers::Verifier &verifier) const {
     return VerifyTableStart(verifier) &&
            VerifyField<int8_t>(verifier, VT_BASE_TYPE) &&
            VerifyField<int8_t>(verifier, VT_ELEMENT) &&
            VerifyField<int32_t>(verifier, VT_INDEX) &&
+           VerifyField<uint16_t>(verifier, VT_FIXED_LENGTH) &&
            verifier.EndTable();
   }
 };
@@ -135,6 +143,9 @@ struct TypeBuilder {
   void add_index(int32_t index) {
     fbb_.AddElement<int32_t>(Type::VT_INDEX, index, -1);
   }
+  void add_fixed_length(uint16_t fixed_length) {
+    fbb_.AddElement<uint16_t>(Type::VT_FIXED_LENGTH, fixed_length, 0);
+  }
   explicit TypeBuilder(flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder &_fbb)
         : fbb_(_fbb) {
     start_ = fbb_.StartTable();
@@ -151,9 +162,11 @@ inline flatbuffers::Offset<Type> CreateType(
     flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder &_fbb,
     reflection::BaseType base_type = reflection::None,
     reflection::BaseType element = reflection::None,
-    int32_t index = -1) {
+    int32_t index = -1,
+    uint16_t fixed_length = 0) {
   TypeBuilder builder_(_fbb);
   builder_.add_index(index);
+  builder_.add_fixed_length(fixed_length);
   builder_.add_element(element);
   builder_.add_base_type(base_type);
   return builder_.Finish();

reflection/reflection.fbs

@@ -23,15 +23,18 @@ enum BaseType : byte {
     String,
     Vector,
     Obj,     // Used for tables & structs.
-    Union
+    Union,
+    Array
 }
 
 table Type {
     base_type:BaseType;
-    element:BaseType = None;  // Only if base_type == Vector.
+    element:BaseType = None;  // Only if base_type == Vector 
+                              // or base_type == Array.
     index:int = -1;  // If base_type == Object, index into "objects" below.
                      // If base_type == Union, UnionType, or integral derived
                      // from an enum, index into "enums" below.
+    fixed_length:uint16 = 0;  // Only if base_type == Array.
 }
 
 table KeyValue {

src/idl_gen_cpp.cpp

@@ -697,6 +697,13 @@ class CppGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
                          bool user_facing_type) {
     if (IsScalar(type.base_type)) {
       return GenTypeBasic(type, user_facing_type) + afterbasic;
+    } else if (IsArray(type)) {
+      auto element_type = type.VectorType();
+      return beforeptr +
+             (IsScalar(element_type.base_type)
+                  ? GenTypeBasic(element_type, user_facing_type)
+                  : GenTypePointer(element_type)) +
+             afterptr;
     } else {
       return beforeptr + GenTypePointer(type) + afterptr;
     }
@@ -2689,7 +2696,8 @@ class CppGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
 
   static void PaddingInitializer(int bits, std::string *code_ptr, int *id) {
     (void)bits;
-    *code_ptr += ",\n        padding" + NumToString((*id)++) + "__(0)";
+    if (*code_ptr != "") *code_ptr += ",\n        ";
+    *code_ptr += "padding" + NumToString((*id)++) + "__(0)";
   }
 
   static void PaddingNoop(int bits, std::string *code_ptr, int *id) {
@@ -2717,10 +2725,14 @@ class CppGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
     for (auto it = struct_def.fields.vec.begin();
          it != struct_def.fields.vec.end(); ++it) {
       const auto &field = **it;
-      code_.SetValue("FIELD_TYPE",
+      const auto &field_type = field.value.type;
-                     GenTypeGet(field.value.type, " ", "", " ", false));
+      code_.SetValue("FIELD_TYPE", GenTypeGet(field_type, " ", "", " ", false));
       code_.SetValue("FIELD_NAME", Name(field));
-      code_ += "  {{FIELD_TYPE}}{{FIELD_NAME}}_;";
+      code_.SetValue("ARRAY",
+                     IsArray(field_type)
+                         ? "[" + NumToString(field_type.fixed_length) + "]"
+                         : "");
+      code_ += ("  {{FIELD_TYPE}}{{FIELD_NAME}}_{{ARRAY}};");
 
       if (field.padding) {
         std::string padding;
@@ -2745,33 +2757,40 @@ class CppGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
 
     // Generate a default constructor.
     code_ += "  {{STRUCT_NAME}}() {";
-    code_ += "    memset(static_cast<void *>(this), 0, sizeof({{STRUCT_NAME}}));";
+    code_ +=
+        "    memset(static_cast<void *>(this), 0, sizeof({{STRUCT_NAME}}));";
     code_ += "  }";
 
-    // Generate a constructor that takes all fields as arguments.
+    // Generate a constructor that takes all fields as arguments,
+    // excluding arrays
     std::string arg_list;
     std::string init_list;
     padding_id = 0;
+    auto first = struct_def.fields.vec.begin();
     for (auto it = struct_def.fields.vec.begin();
          it != struct_def.fields.vec.end(); ++it) {
       const auto &field = **it;
+      if (IsArray(field.value.type)) {
+        first++;
+        continue;
+      }
       const auto member_name = Name(field) + "_";
       const auto arg_name = "_" + Name(field);
       const auto arg_type =
           GenTypeGet(field.value.type, " ", "const ", " &", true);
 
-      if (it != struct_def.fields.vec.begin()) {
+      if (it != first) { arg_list += ", "; }
-        arg_list += ", ";
-        init_list += ",\n        ";
-      }
       arg_list += arg_type;
       arg_list += arg_name;
-      init_list += member_name;
+      if (!IsArray(field.value.type)) {
-      if (IsScalar(field.value.type.base_type)) {
+        if (it != first && init_list != "") { init_list += ",\n        "; }
-        auto type = GenUnderlyingCast(field, false, arg_name);
+        init_list += member_name;
-        init_list += "(flatbuffers::EndianScalar(" + type + "))";
+        if (IsScalar(field.value.type.base_type)) {
-      } else {
+          auto type = GenUnderlyingCast(field, false, arg_name);
-        init_list += "(" + arg_name + ")";
+          init_list += "(flatbuffers::EndianScalar(" + type + "))";
+        } else {
+          init_list += "(" + arg_name + ")";
+        }
       }
       if (field.padding) {
         GenPadding(field, &init_list, &padding_id, PaddingInitializer);
@@ -2781,12 +2800,21 @@ class CppGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
     if (!arg_list.empty()) {
       code_.SetValue("ARG_LIST", arg_list);
       code_.SetValue("INIT_LIST", init_list);
-      code_ += "  {{STRUCT_NAME}}({{ARG_LIST}})";
+      if (!init_list.empty()) {
-      code_ += "      : {{INIT_LIST}} {";
+        code_ += "  {{STRUCT_NAME}}({{ARG_LIST}})";
+        code_ += "      : {{INIT_LIST}} {";
+      } else {
+        code_ += "  {{STRUCT_NAME}}({{ARG_LIST}}) {";
+      }
       padding_id = 0;
       for (auto it = struct_def.fields.vec.begin();
            it != struct_def.fields.vec.end(); ++it) {
         const auto &field = **it;
+        if (IsArray(field.value.type)) {
+          const auto &member = Name(field) + "_";
+          code_ +=
+              "    std::memset(" + member + ", 0, sizeof(" + member + "));";
+        }
         if (field.padding) {
           std::string padding;
           GenPadding(field, &padding, &padding_id, PaddingNoop);
@@ -2802,7 +2830,9 @@ class CppGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
          it != struct_def.fields.vec.end(); ++it) {
       const auto &field = **it;
 
-      auto field_type = GenTypeGet(field.value.type, " ", "const ", " &", true);
+      auto field_type = GenTypeGet(field.value.type, " ",
+                                   IsArray(field.value.type) ? "" : "const ",
+                                   IsArray(field.value.type) ? "" : " &", true);
       auto is_scalar = IsScalar(field.value.type.base_type);
       auto member = Name(field) + "_";
       auto value =
@@ -2813,12 +2843,29 @@ class CppGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
       code_.SetValue("FIELD_VALUE", GenUnderlyingCast(field, true, value));
 
       GenComment(field.doc_comment, "  ");
-      code_ += "  {{FIELD_TYPE}}{{FIELD_NAME}}() const {";
-      code_ += "    return {{FIELD_VALUE}};";
-      code_ += "  }";
 
+      // Generate a const accessor function.
+      if (IsArray(field.value.type)) {
+        auto underlying = GenTypeGet(field.value.type, "", "", "", false);
+        code_ += "  const flatbuffers::Array<" + field_type + ", " +
+                 NumToString(field.value.type.fixed_length) + "> *" +
+                 "{{FIELD_NAME}}() const {";
+        code_ += "    return reinterpret_cast<const flatbuffers::Array<" +
+                 field_type + ", " +
+                 NumToString(field.value.type.fixed_length) +
+                 "> *>({{FIELD_VALUE}});";
+        code_ += "  }";
+      } else {
+        code_ += "  {{FIELD_TYPE}}{{FIELD_NAME}}() const {";
+        code_ += "    return {{FIELD_VALUE}};";
+        code_ += "  }";
+      }
+
+      // Generate a mutable accessor function.
       if (parser_.opts.mutable_buffer) {
-        auto mut_field_type = GenTypeGet(field.value.type, " ", "", " &", true);
+        auto mut_field_type =
+            GenTypeGet(field.value.type, " ", "",
+                       IsArray(field.value.type) ? "" : " &", true);
         code_.SetValue("FIELD_TYPE", mut_field_type);
         if (is_scalar) {
           code_.SetValue("ARG", GenTypeBasic(field.value.type, true));
@@ -2830,9 +2877,19 @@ class CppGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
               "    flatbuffers::WriteScalar(&{{FIELD_NAME}}_, "
               "{{FIELD_VALUE}});";
           code_ += "  }";
+        } else if (IsArray(field.value.type)) {
+          auto underlying = GenTypeGet(field.value.type, "", "", "", false);
+          code_ += "  flatbuffers::Array<" + mut_field_type + ", " +
+                   NumToString(field.value.type.fixed_length) +
+                   "> *" + "mutable_{{FIELD_NAME}}() {";
+          code_ += "    return reinterpret_cast<flatbuffers::Array<" +
+                   mut_field_type + ", " +
+                   NumToString(field.value.type.fixed_length) +
+                   "> *>({{FIELD_VALUE}});";
+          code_ += "  }";
         } else {
           code_ += "  {{FIELD_TYPE}}mutable_{{FIELD_NAME}}() {";
-          code_ += "    return {{FIELD_NAME}}_;";
+          code_ += "    return {{FIELD_VALUE}};";
           code_ += "  }";
         }
       }

src/idl_gen_general.cpp

@@ -254,10 +254,6 @@ class GeneralGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
                : "";
   }
 
-  static bool IsEnum(const Type &type) {
-    return type.enum_def != nullptr && IsInteger(type.base_type);
-  }
-
   std::string GenTypeBasic(const Type &type, bool enableLangOverrides) const {
     // clang-format off
   static const char * const java_typename[] = {
@@ -312,7 +308,10 @@ class GeneralGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
   }
 
   std::string GenTypeGet(const Type &type) const {
-    return IsScalar(type.base_type) ? GenTypeBasic(type) : GenTypePointer(type);
+    return IsScalar(type.base_type)
+               ? GenTypeBasic(type)
+               : (IsArray(type) ? GenTypeGet(type.VectorType())
+                                : GenTypePointer(type));
   }
 
   // Find the destination type the user wants to receive the value in (e.g.
@@ -325,6 +324,7 @@ class GeneralGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
       case BASE_TYPE_UCHAR: return Type(BASE_TYPE_INT);
       case BASE_TYPE_USHORT: return Type(BASE_TYPE_INT);
       case BASE_TYPE_UINT: return Type(BASE_TYPE_LONG);
+      case BASE_TYPE_ARRAY:
       case BASE_TYPE_VECTOR:
         if (vectorelem) return DestinationType(type.VectorType(), vectorelem);
         FLATBUFFERS_FALLTHROUGH(); // else fall thru
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class GeneralGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
 
   // Casts necessary to correctly read serialized data
   std::string DestinationCast(const Type &type) const {
-    if (type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_VECTOR) {
+    if (IsSeries(type)) {
       return DestinationCast(type.VectorType());
     } else {
       switch (lang_.language) {
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ class GeneralGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
   // directly cast an Enum to its underlying type, which is essential before
   // putting it onto the buffer.
   std::string SourceCast(const Type &type, bool castFromDest) const {
-    if (type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_VECTOR) {
+    if (IsSeries(type)) {
       return SourceCast(type.VectorType(), castFromDest);
     } else {
       switch (lang_.language) {
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ class GeneralGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
       case BASE_TYPE_STRUCT: return lang_.accessor_prefix + "__struct";
       case BASE_TYPE_UNION: return lang_.accessor_prefix + "__union";
       case BASE_TYPE_VECTOR: return GenGetter(type.VectorType());
+      case BASE_TYPE_ARRAY: return GenGetter(type.VectorType());
       default: {
         std::string getter =
             lang_.accessor_prefix + "bb." + FunctionStart('G') + "et";
@@ -656,20 +657,36 @@ class GeneralGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
   // Recursively generate arguments for a constructor, to deal with nested
   // structs.
   void GenStructArgs(const StructDef &struct_def, std::string *code_ptr,
-                     const char *nameprefix) const {
+                     const char *nameprefix, size_t array_count = 0) const {
     std::string &code = *code_ptr;
     for (auto it = struct_def.fields.vec.begin();
          it != struct_def.fields.vec.end(); ++it) {
       auto &field = **it;
-      if (IsStruct(field.value.type)) {
+      const auto &field_type = field.value.type;
+      const auto array_field = IsArray(field_type);
+      const auto &type = array_field ? field_type.VectorType()
+                                     : DestinationType(field_type, false);
+      const auto array_cnt = array_field ? (array_count + 1) : array_count;
+      if (IsStruct(type)) {
         // Generate arguments for a struct inside a struct. To ensure names
         // don't clash, and to make it obvious these arguments are constructing
         // a nested struct, prefix the name with the field name.
-        GenStructArgs(*field.value.type.struct_def, code_ptr,
+        GenStructArgs(*field_type.struct_def, code_ptr,
-                      (nameprefix + (field.name + "_")).c_str());
+                      (nameprefix + (field.name + "_")).c_str(), array_cnt);
       } else {
         code += ", ";
-        code += GenTypeBasic(DestinationType(field.value.type, false));
+        code += GenTypeBasic(type);
+        if (lang_.language == IDLOptions::kJava) {
+          for (size_t i = 0; i < array_cnt; i++) code += "[]";
+        } else if (lang_.language == IDLOptions::kCSharp) {
+          if (array_cnt > 0) {
+            code += "[";
+            for (size_t i = 1; i < array_cnt; i++) code += ",";
+            code += "]";
+          }
+        } else {
+          FLATBUFFERS_ASSERT(0);
+        }
         code += " ";
         code += nameprefix;
         code += MakeCamel(field.name, lang_.first_camel_upper);
@@ -681,29 +698,67 @@ class GeneralGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
   // builder.putType(name);
   // and insert manual padding.
   void GenStructBody(const StructDef &struct_def, std::string *code_ptr,
-                     const char *nameprefix) const {
+                     const char *nameprefix, size_t index = 0,
+                     bool in_array = false) const {
     std::string &code = *code_ptr;
-    code += "    builder." + FunctionStart('P') + "rep(";
+    std::string indent((index + 1) * 2, ' ');
+    code += indent + "  builder." + FunctionStart('P') + "rep(";
     code += NumToString(struct_def.minalign) + ", ";
     code += NumToString(struct_def.bytesize) + ");\n";
     for (auto it = struct_def.fields.vec.rbegin();
          it != struct_def.fields.vec.rend(); ++it) {
       auto &field = **it;
+      const auto &field_type = field.value.type;
       if (field.padding) {
-        code += "    builder." + FunctionStart('P') + "ad(";
+        code += indent + "  builder." + FunctionStart('P') + "ad(";
         code += NumToString(field.padding) + ");\n";
       }
-      if (IsStruct(field.value.type)) {
+      if (IsStruct(field_type)) {
-        GenStructBody(*field.value.type.struct_def, code_ptr,
+        GenStructBody(*field_type.struct_def, code_ptr,
-                      (nameprefix + (field.name + "_")).c_str());
+                      (nameprefix + (field.name + "_")).c_str(), index,
+                      in_array);
       } else {
-        code += "    builder." + FunctionStart('P') + "ut";
+        const auto &type =
-        code += GenMethod(field.value.type) + "(";
+            IsArray(field_type) ? field_type.VectorType() : field_type;
-        code += SourceCast(field.value.type);
+        const auto index_var = "_idx" + NumToString(index);
-        auto argname =
+        if (IsArray(field_type)) {
-            nameprefix + MakeCamel(field.name, lang_.first_camel_upper);
+          code += indent + "  for (int " + index_var + " = ";
-        code += argname;
+          code += NumToString(field_type.fixed_length);
-        code += ");\n";
+          code += "; " + index_var + " > 0; " + index_var + "--) {\n";
+          in_array = true;
+        }
+        if (IsStruct(type)) {
+          GenStructBody(*field_type.struct_def, code_ptr,
+                        (nameprefix + (field.name + "_")).c_str(), index + 1,
+                        in_array);
+        } else {
+          code += IsArray(field_type) ? "  " : "";
+          code += indent + "  builder." + FunctionStart('P') + "ut";
+          code += GenMethod(type) + "(";
+          code += SourceCast(type);
+          auto argname =
+              nameprefix + MakeCamel(field.name, lang_.first_camel_upper);
+          code += argname;
+          size_t array_cnt = index + (IsArray(field_type) ? 1 : 0);
+          if (lang_.language == IDLOptions::kJava) {
+            for (size_t i = 0; in_array && i < array_cnt; i++) {
+              code += "[_idx" + NumToString(i) + "-1]";
+            }
+          } else if (lang_.language == IDLOptions::kCSharp) {
+            if (array_cnt > 0) {
+              code += "[";
+              for (size_t i = 0; in_array && i < array_cnt; i++) {
+                code += "_idx" + NumToString(i) + "-1";
+                if (i != (array_cnt - 1)) code += ",";
+              }
+              code += "]";
+            }
+          } else {
+            FLATBUFFERS_ASSERT(0);
+          }
+          code += ");\n";
+        }
+        if (IsArray(field_type)) { code += indent + "  }\n"; }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -924,9 +979,11 @@ class GeneralGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
 
       // Most field accessors need to retrieve and test the field offset first,
       // this is the prefix code for that:
-      auto offset_prefix = " { int o = " + lang_.accessor_prefix + "__offset(" +
+      auto offset_prefix =
-                           NumToString(field.value.offset) +
+          IsArray(field.value.type)
-                           "); return o != 0 ? ";
+              ? " { return "
+              : (" { int o = " + lang_.accessor_prefix + "__offset(" +
+                 NumToString(field.value.offset) + "); return o != 0 ? ");
       // Generate the accessors that don't do object reuse.
       if (field.value.type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_STRUCT) {
         // Calls the accessor that takes an accessor object with a new object.
@@ -1017,6 +1074,7 @@ class GeneralGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
             code += offset_prefix + getter + "(o + " + lang_.accessor_prefix;
             code += "bb_pos) : null";
             break;
+          case BASE_TYPE_ARRAY: FLATBUFFERS_FALLTHROUGH();  // fall thru
           case BASE_TYPE_VECTOR: {
             auto vectortype = field.value.type.VectorType();
             if (vectortype.base_type == BASE_TYPE_UNION &&
@@ -1043,8 +1101,13 @@ class GeneralGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
             } else {
               code += body;
             }
-            auto index = lang_.accessor_prefix + "__vector(o) + j * " +
+            auto index = lang_.accessor_prefix;
-                         NumToString(InlineSize(vectortype));
+            if (IsArray(field.value.type)) {
+              index += "bb_pos + " + NumToString(field.value.offset) + " + ";
+            } else {
+              index += "__vector(o) + ";
+            }
+            index += "j * " + NumToString(InlineSize(vectortype));
             if (vectortype.base_type == BASE_TYPE_STRUCT) {
               code += vectortype.struct_def->fixed
                           ? index
@@ -1055,13 +1118,16 @@ class GeneralGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
             } else {
               code += index;
             }
-            code += ")" + dest_mask + " : ";
+            code += ")" + dest_mask;
+            if (!IsArray(field.value.type)) {
+              code += " : ";
+              code +=
+                  field.value.type.element == BASE_TYPE_BOOL
+                      ? "false"
+                      : (IsScalar(field.value.type.element) ? default_cast + "0"
+                                                            : "null");
+            }
 
-            code +=
-                field.value.type.element == BASE_TYPE_BOOL
-                    ? "false"
-                    : (IsScalar(field.value.type.element) ? default_cast + "0"
-                                                          : "null");
             break;
           }
           case BASE_TYPE_UNION:
@@ -1215,9 +1281,9 @@ class GeneralGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
       }
       // Generate mutators for scalar fields or vectors of scalars.
       if (parser_.opts.mutable_buffer) {
-        auto underlying_type = field.value.type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_VECTOR
+        auto is_series = (IsSeries(field.value.type));
-                                   ? field.value.type.VectorType()
+        const auto &underlying_type =
-                                   : field.value.type;
+            is_series ? field.value.type.VectorType() : field.value.type;
         // Boolean parameters have to be explicitly converted to byte
         // representation.
         auto setter_parameter = underlying_type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_BOOL
@@ -1226,21 +1292,21 @@ class GeneralGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
         auto mutator_prefix = MakeCamel("mutate", lang_.first_camel_upper);
         // A vector mutator also needs the index of the vector element it should
         // mutate.
-        auto mutator_params =
+        auto mutator_params = (is_series ? "(int j, " : "(") +
-            (field.value.type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_VECTOR ? "(int j, "
+                              GenTypeNameDest(underlying_type) + " " +
-                                                            : "(") +
+                              field.name + ") { ";
-            GenTypeNameDest(underlying_type) + " " + field.name + ") { ";
         auto setter_index =
-            field.value.type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_VECTOR
+            is_series
-                ? lang_.accessor_prefix + "__vector(o) + j * " +
+                ? lang_.accessor_prefix +
-                      NumToString(InlineSize(underlying_type))
+                      (IsArray(field.value.type)
+                           ? "bb_pos + " + NumToString(field.value.offset)
+                           : "__vector(o)") +
+                      +" + j * " + NumToString(InlineSize(underlying_type))
                 : (struct_def.fixed
                        ? lang_.accessor_prefix + "bb_pos + " +
                              NumToString(field.value.offset)
                        : "o + " + lang_.accessor_prefix + "bb_pos");
-        if (IsScalar(field.value.type.base_type) ||
+        if (IsScalar(underlying_type.base_type)) {
-            (field.value.type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_VECTOR &&
-             IsScalar(field.value.type.VectorType().base_type))) {
           code += "  public ";
           code += struct_def.fixed ? "void " : lang_.bool_type;
           code += mutator_prefix + MakeCamel(field.name, true);

src/idl_gen_json_schema.cpp

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ std::string GenNativeType(BaseType type) {
     case BASE_TYPE_FLOAT:
     case BASE_TYPE_DOUBLE: return "number";
     case BASE_TYPE_STRING: return "string";
+    case BASE_TYPE_ARRAY: return "array";
     default: return "";
   }
 }
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ std::string GenType(const Type &type) {
     return GenTypeRef(type.enum_def);
   }
   switch (type.base_type) {
+    case BASE_TYPE_ARRAY: FLATBUFFERS_FALLTHROUGH();  // fall thru
     case BASE_TYPE_VECTOR: {
       std::string typeline;
       typeline.append("\"type\" : \"array\", \"items\" : { ");
@@ -156,8 +158,16 @@ class JsonSchemaGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
       const auto &properties = structure->fields.vec;
       for (auto prop = properties.cbegin(); prop != properties.cend(); ++prop) {
         const auto &property = *prop;
-        std::string typeLine("        \"" + property->name + "\" : { " +
+        std::string arrayInfo = "";
-                             GenType(property->value.type) + " }");
+        if (IsArray(property->value.type)) {
+          arrayInfo = ",\n                \"minItems\": " +
+                      NumToString(property->value.type.fixed_length) +
+                      ",\n                \"maxItems\": " +
+                      NumToString(property->value.type.fixed_length);
+        }
+        std::string typeLine =
+            "        \"" + property->name + "\" : {\n" + "                " +
+            GenType(property->value.type) + arrayInfo + "\n              }";
         if (property != properties.back()) { typeLine.append(","); }
         code_ += typeLine;
       }

src/idl_gen_python.cpp

@@ -224,6 +224,30 @@ class PythonGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
     code += "\n" + Indent + Indent + "return obj\n\n";
   }
 
+  // Get the value of a fixed size array.
+  void GetArrayOfStruct(const StructDef &struct_def, const FieldDef &field,
+                        std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    const auto vec_type = field.value.type.VectorType();
+    GenReceiver(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    code += MakeCamel(NormalizedName(field));
+    if (IsStruct(vec_type)) {
+      code += "(self, obj, i):\n";
+      code += Indent + Indent + "obj.Init(self._tab.Bytes, self._tab.Pos + ";
+      code += NumToString(field.value.offset) + " + i * ";
+      code += NumToString(InlineSize(vec_type));
+      code += ")\n" + Indent + Indent + "return obj\n\n";
+    } else {
+      auto getter = GenGetter(vec_type);
+      code += "(self): return [" + getter;
+      code += "self._tab.Pos + flatbuffers.number_types.UOffsetTFlags.py_type(";
+      code += NumToString(field.value.offset) + " + i * ";
+      code += NumToString(InlineSize(vec_type));
+      code += ")) for i in range(";
+      code += NumToString(field.value.type.fixed_length) + ")]\n";
+    }
+  }
+
   // Get a struct by initializing an existing struct.
   // Specific to Table.
   void GetStructFieldOfTable(const StructDef &struct_def,
@@ -380,12 +404,16 @@ class PythonGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
     for (auto it = struct_def.fields.vec.begin();
         it != struct_def.fields.vec.end(); ++it) {
       auto &field = **it;
-      if (IsStruct(field.value.type)) {
+      const auto &field_type = field.value.type;
+      const auto &type =
+          IsArray(field_type) ? field_type.VectorType() : field_type;
+      if (IsStruct(type)) {
         // Generate arguments for a struct inside a struct. To ensure names
         // don't clash, and to make it obvious these arguments are constructing
         // a nested struct, prefix the name with the field name.
-        StructBuilderArgs(*field.value.type.struct_def,
+        StructBuilderArgs(*field_type.struct_def,
-                          (nameprefix + (NormalizedName(field) + "_")).c_str(), code_ptr);
+                          (nameprefix + (NormalizedName(field) + "_")).c_str(),
+                          code_ptr);
       } else {
         std::string &code = *code_ptr;
         code += std::string(", ") + nameprefix;
@@ -402,22 +430,50 @@ class PythonGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
 
   // Recursively generate struct construction statements and instert manual
   // padding.
-  void StructBuilderBody(const StructDef &struct_def,
+  void StructBuilderBody(const StructDef &struct_def, const char *nameprefix,
-                         const char *nameprefix, std::string *code_ptr) {
+                         std::string *code_ptr, size_t index = 0,
+                         bool in_array = false) {
     std::string &code = *code_ptr;
-    code += "    builder.Prep(" + NumToString(struct_def.minalign) + ", ";
+    std::string indent(index * 4, ' ');
+    code +=
+        indent + "    builder.Prep(" + NumToString(struct_def.minalign) + ", ";
     code += NumToString(struct_def.bytesize) + ")\n";
     for (auto it = struct_def.fields.vec.rbegin();
         it != struct_def.fields.vec.rend(); ++it) {
       auto &field = **it;
+      const auto &field_type = field.value.type;
+      const auto &type =
+          IsArray(field_type) ? field_type.VectorType() : field_type;
       if (field.padding)
-        code += "    builder.Pad(" + NumToString(field.padding) + ")\n";
+        code +=
-      if (IsStruct(field.value.type)) {
+            indent + "    builder.Pad(" + NumToString(field.padding) + ")\n";
-        StructBuilderBody(*field.value.type.struct_def,
+      if (IsStruct(field_type)) {
-                          (nameprefix + (NormalizedName(field) + "_")).c_str(), code_ptr);
+        StructBuilderBody(*field_type.struct_def,
+                          (nameprefix + (NormalizedName(field) + "_")).c_str(),
+                          code_ptr, index, in_array);
       } else {
-        code += "    builder.Prepend" + GenMethod(field) + "(";
+        const auto index_var = "_idx" + NumToString(index);
-        code += nameprefix + MakeCamel(NormalizedName(field), false) + ")\n";
+        if (IsArray(field_type)) {
+          code += indent + "    for " + index_var + " in range(";
+          code += NumToString(field_type.fixed_length);
+          code += " , 0, -1):\n";
+          in_array = true;
+        }
+        if (IsStruct(type)) {
+          StructBuilderBody(
+              *field_type.struct_def,
+              (nameprefix + (NormalizedName(field) + "_")).c_str(), code_ptr,
+              index + 1, in_array);
+        } else {
+          code += IsArray(field_type) ? "    " : "";
+          code += indent + "    builder.Prepend" + GenMethod(field) + "(";
+          code += nameprefix + MakeCamel(NormalizedName(field), false);
+          size_t array_cnt = index + (IsArray(field_type) ? 1 : 0);
+          for (size_t i = 0; in_array && i < array_cnt; i++) {
+            code += "[_idx" + NumToString(i) + "-1]";
+          }
+          code += ")\n";
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -505,6 +561,8 @@ class PythonGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
       } else {
         GetScalarFieldOfTable(struct_def, field, code_ptr);
       }
+    } else if (IsArray(field.value.type)) {
+      GetArrayOfStruct(struct_def, field, code_ptr);
     } else {
       switch (field.value.type.base_type) {
         case BASE_TYPE_STRUCT:
@@ -613,9 +671,9 @@ class PythonGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
 
   // Returns the method name for use with add/put calls.
   std::string GenMethod(const FieldDef &field) {
-    return IsScalar(field.value.type.base_type)
+    return (IsScalar(field.value.type.base_type) || IsArray(field.value.type))
-              ? MakeCamel(GenTypeBasic(field.value.type))
+               ? MakeCamel(GenTypeBasic(field.value.type))
-              : (IsStruct(field.value.type) ? "Struct" : "UOffsetTRelative");
+               : (IsStruct(field.value.type) ? "Struct" : "UOffsetTRelative");
   }
 
   std::string GenTypeBasic(const Type &type) {
@@ -628,7 +686,8 @@ class PythonGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
       #undef FLATBUFFERS_TD
       // clang-format on
     };
-    return ctypename[type.base_type];
+    return ctypename[IsArray(type) ? type.VectorType().base_type
+                                   : type.base_type];
   }
 
   std::string GenTypePointer(const Type &type) {

src/idl_gen_text.cpp

@@ -69,26 +69,27 @@ bool Print(T val, Type type, int /*indent*/, Type * /*union_type*/,
   return true;
 }
 
-// Print a vector a sequence of JSON values, comma separated, wrapped in "[]".
+// Print a vector or an array of JSON values, comma seperated, wrapped in "[]".
-template<typename T>
+template<typename T, typename Container>
-bool PrintVector(const Vector<T> &v, Type type, int indent,
+bool PrintContainer(const Container &c, size_t size, Type type, int indent,
-                 const IDLOptions &opts, std::string *_text) {
+                    const IDLOptions &opts, std::string *_text) {
   std::string &text = *_text;
   text += "[";
   text += NewLine(opts);
-  for (uoffset_t i = 0; i < v.size(); i++) {
+  for (uoffset_t i = 0; i < size; i++) {
     if (i) {
       if (!opts.protobuf_ascii_alike) text += ",";
       text += NewLine(opts);
     }
     text.append(indent + Indent(opts), ' ');
     if (IsStruct(type)) {
-      if (!Print(v.GetStructFromOffset(i * type.struct_def->bytesize), type,
+      if (!Print(reinterpret_cast<const void *>(c.Data() +
-                 indent + Indent(opts), nullptr, opts, _text)) {
+                                                i * type.struct_def->bytesize),
+                 type, indent + Indent(opts), nullptr, opts, _text)) {
         return false;
       }
     } else {
-      if (!Print(v[i], type, indent + Indent(opts), nullptr, opts, _text)) {
+      if (!Print(c[i], type, indent + Indent(opts), nullptr, opts, _text)) {
         return false;
       }
     }
@@ -99,6 +100,20 @@ bool PrintVector(const Vector<T> &v, Type type, int indent,
   return true;
 }
 
+template<typename T>
+bool PrintVector(const Vector<T> &v, Type type, int indent,
+                 const IDLOptions &opts, std::string *_text) {
+  return PrintContainer<T, Vector<T>>(v, v.size(), type, indent, opts, _text);
+}
+
+// Print an array a sequence of JSON values, comma separated, wrapped in "[]".
+template<typename T>
+bool PrintArray(const Array<T, 0xFFFF> &a, size_t size, Type type, int indent,
+                const IDLOptions &opts, std::string *_text) {
+  return PrintContainer<T, Array<T, 0xFFFF>>(a, size, type, indent, opts,
+                                             _text);
+}
+
 // Specialization of Print above for pointer types.
 template<>
 bool Print<const void *>(const void *val, Type type, int indent,
@@ -125,25 +140,49 @@ bool Print<const void *>(const void *val, Type type, int indent,
       }
       break;
     }
-    case BASE_TYPE_VECTOR:
+    case BASE_TYPE_VECTOR: {
-      type = type.VectorType();
+      const auto vec_type = type.VectorType();
       // Call PrintVector above specifically for each element type:
-      switch (type.base_type) {
+      // clang-format off
-        // clang-format off
+      switch (vec_type.base_type) {
         #define FLATBUFFERS_TD(ENUM, IDLTYPE, \
           CTYPE, JTYPE, GTYPE, NTYPE, PTYPE, RTYPE) \
           case BASE_TYPE_ ## ENUM: \
             if (!PrintVector<CTYPE>( \
                   *reinterpret_cast<const Vector<CTYPE> *>(val), \
-                  type, indent, opts, _text)) { \
+                  vec_type, indent, opts, _text)) { \
               return false; \
             } \
             break;
           FLATBUFFERS_GEN_TYPES(FLATBUFFERS_TD)
         #undef FLATBUFFERS_TD
-        // clang-format on
       }
+      // clang-format on
       break;
+    }
+    case BASE_TYPE_ARRAY: {
+      const auto vec_type = type.VectorType();
+      // Call PrintArray above specifically for each element type:
+      // clang-format off
+      switch (vec_type.base_type) {
+        #define FLATBUFFERS_TD(ENUM, IDLTYPE, \
+        CTYPE, JTYPE, GTYPE, NTYPE, PTYPE, RTYPE) \
+        case BASE_TYPE_ ## ENUM: \
+          if (!PrintArray<CTYPE>( \
+              *reinterpret_cast<const Array<CTYPE, 0xFFFF> *>(val), \
+              type.fixed_length, \
+              vec_type, indent, opts, _text)) { \
+          return false; \
+          } \
+          break;
+        FLATBUFFERS_GEN_TYPES_SCALAR(FLATBUFFERS_TD)
+        FLATBUFFERS_GEN_TYPES_POINTER(FLATBUFFERS_TD)
+        #undef FLATBUFFERS_TD
+        case BASE_TYPE_ARRAY: FLATBUFFERS_ASSERT(0);
+      }
+      // clang-format on
+      break;
+    }
     default: FLATBUFFERS_ASSERT(0);
   }
   return true;
@@ -177,8 +216,8 @@ static bool GenFieldOffset(const FieldDef &fd, const Table *table, bool fixed,
                            std::string *_text) {
   const void *val = nullptr;
   if (fixed) {
-    // The only non-scalar fields in structs are structs.
+    // The only non-scalar fields in structs are structs or arrays.
-    FLATBUFFERS_ASSERT(IsStruct(fd.value.type));
+    FLATBUFFERS_ASSERT(IsStruct(fd.value.type) || IsArray(fd.value.type));
     val = reinterpret_cast<const Struct *>(table)->GetStruct<const void *>(
         fd.value.offset);
   } else if (fd.flexbuffer) {
@@ -241,6 +280,7 @@ static bool GenStruct(const StructDef &struct_def, const Table *table,
           CTYPE, JTYPE, GTYPE, NTYPE, PTYPE, RTYPE) \
           case BASE_TYPE_ ## ENUM:
           FLATBUFFERS_GEN_TYPES_POINTER(FLATBUFFERS_TD)
+          FLATBUFFERS_GEN_TYPE_ARRAY(FLATBUFFERS_TD)
         #undef FLATBUFFERS_TD
             if (!GenFieldOffset(fd, table, struct_def.fixed, indent + Indent(opts),
                                 union_type, opts, _text)) {

src/idl_parser.cpp

@@ -601,12 +601,35 @@ CheckedError Parser::ParseType(Type &type) {
     NEXT();
     Type subtype;
     ECHECK(Recurse([&]() { return ParseType(subtype); }));
-    if (subtype.base_type == BASE_TYPE_VECTOR) {
+    if (IsSeries(subtype)) {
       // We could support this, but it will complicate things, and it's
       // easier to work around with a struct around the inner vector.
-      return Error("nested vector types not supported (wrap in table first).");
+      return Error("nested vector types not supported (wrap in table first)");
+    }
+    if (token_ == ':') {
+      NEXT();
+      if (token_ != kTokenIntegerConstant) {
+        return Error("length of fixed-length array must be an integer value");
+      }
+      uint16_t fixed_length = 0;
+      bool check = StringToNumber(attribute_.c_str(), &fixed_length);
+      if (!check || fixed_length < 1) {
+        return Error(
+            "length of fixed-length array must be positive and fit to "
+            "uint16_t type");
+      }
+      // Check if enum arrays are used in C++ without specifying --scoped-enums
+      if ((opts.lang_to_generate & IDLOptions::kCpp) && !opts.scoped_enums &&
+          IsEnum(subtype)) {
+        return Error(
+            "--scoped-enums must be enabled to use enum arrays in C++\n");
+      }
+      type = Type(BASE_TYPE_ARRAY, subtype.struct_def, subtype.enum_def,
+                  fixed_length);
+      NEXT();
+    } else {
+      type = Type(BASE_TYPE_VECTOR, subtype.struct_def, subtype.enum_def);
     }
-    type = Type(BASE_TYPE_VECTOR, subtype.struct_def, subtype.enum_def);
     type.element = subtype.base_type;
     EXPECT(']');
   } else {
@@ -651,9 +674,19 @@ CheckedError Parser::ParseField(StructDef &struct_def) {
   Type type;
   ECHECK(ParseType(type));
 
-  if (struct_def.fixed && !IsScalar(type.base_type) && !IsStruct(type))
+  if (struct_def.fixed && !IsScalar(type.base_type) && !IsStruct(type) &&
+      !IsArray(type))
     return Error("structs_ may contain only scalar or struct fields");
 
+  if (!struct_def.fixed && IsArray(type))
+    return Error("fixed-length array in table must be wrapped in struct");
+
+  if (IsArray(type) && !SupportsAdvancedArrayFeatures()) {
+    return Error(
+        "Arrays are not yet supported in all "
+        "the specified programming languages.");
+  }
+
   FieldDef *typefield = nullptr;
   if (type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_UNION) {
     // For union fields, add a second auto-generated field to hold the type,
@@ -703,12 +736,13 @@ CheckedError Parser::ParseField(StructDef &struct_def) {
     }
   }
   if (type.enum_def) {
-    // The type.base_type can only be scalar, union or vector.
+    // The type.base_type can only be scalar, union, array or vector.
     // Table, struct or string can't have enum_def.
     // Default value of union and vector in NONE, NULL translated to "0".
     FLATBUFFERS_ASSERT(IsInteger(type.base_type) ||
                        (type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_UNION) ||
-                       (type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_VECTOR));
+                       (type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_VECTOR) ||
+                       (type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_ARRAY));
     if (type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_VECTOR) {
       // Vector can't use initialization list.
       FLATBUFFERS_ASSERT(field->value.constant == "0");
@@ -963,6 +997,10 @@ CheckedError Parser::ParseAnyValue(Value &val, FieldDef *field,
       val.constant = NumToString(off);
       break;
     }
+    case BASE_TYPE_ARRAY: {
+      ECHECK(ParseArray(val));
+      break;
+    }
     case BASE_TYPE_INT:
     case BASE_TYPE_UINT:
     case BASE_TYPE_LONG:
@@ -983,11 +1021,16 @@ CheckedError Parser::ParseAnyValue(Value &val, FieldDef *field,
 }
 
 void Parser::SerializeStruct(const StructDef &struct_def, const Value &val) {
+  SerializeStruct(builder_, struct_def, val);
+}
+
+void Parser::SerializeStruct(FlatBufferBuilder &builder,
+                             const StructDef &struct_def, const Value &val) {
   FLATBUFFERS_ASSERT(val.constant.length() == struct_def.bytesize);
-  builder_.Align(struct_def.minalign);
+  builder.Align(struct_def.minalign);
-  builder_.PushBytes(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(val.constant.c_str()),
+  builder.PushBytes(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(val.constant.c_str()),
-                     struct_def.bytesize);
+                    struct_def.bytesize);
-  builder_.AddStructOffset(val.offset, builder_.GetSize());
+  builder.AddStructOffset(val.offset, builder.GetSize());
 }
 
 template <typename F>
@@ -1161,7 +1204,13 @@ CheckedError Parser::ParseTable(const StructDef &struct_def, std::string *value,
               break;
             FLATBUFFERS_GEN_TYPES_POINTER(FLATBUFFERS_TD);
           #undef FLATBUFFERS_TD
-          // clang-format on
+            case BASE_TYPE_ARRAY:
+              builder_.Pad(field->padding);
+              builder_.PushBytes(
+                reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(field_value.constant.c_str()),
+                InlineSize(field_value.type));
+              break;
+              // clang-format on
         }
       }
     }
@@ -1244,6 +1293,54 @@ CheckedError Parser::ParseVector(const Type &type, uoffset_t *ovalue,
   return NoError();
 }
 
+CheckedError Parser::ParseArray(Value &array) {
+  std::vector<Value> stack;
+  FlatBufferBuilder builder;
+  const auto &type = array.type.VectorType();
+  auto length = array.type.fixed_length;
+  uoffset_t count = 0;
+  auto err = ParseVectorDelimiters(count, [&](uoffset_t &) -> CheckedError {
+    vector_emplace_back(&stack, Value());
+    auto &val = stack.back();
+    val.type = type;
+    if (IsStruct(type)) {
+      ECHECK(ParseTable(*val.type.struct_def, &val.constant, nullptr));
+    } else {
+      ECHECK(ParseSingleValue(nullptr, val, false));
+    }
+    return NoError();
+  });
+  ECHECK(err);
+  if (length != count) return Error("Fixed-length array size is incorrect.");
+
+  for (auto it = stack.rbegin(); it != stack.rend(); ++it) {
+    auto &val = *it;
+    // clang-format off
+    switch (val.type.base_type) {
+      #define FLATBUFFERS_TD(ENUM, IDLTYPE, \
+        CTYPE, JTYPE, GTYPE, NTYPE, PTYPE, RTYPE) \
+        case BASE_TYPE_ ## ENUM: \
+          if (IsStruct(val.type)) { \
+            SerializeStruct(builder, *val.type.struct_def, val); \
+          } else { \
+            CTYPE elem; \
+            ECHECK(atot(val.constant.c_str(), *this, &elem)); \
+            builder.PushElement(elem); \
+          } \
+        break;
+        FLATBUFFERS_GEN_TYPES(FLATBUFFERS_TD)
+      #undef FLATBUFFERS_TD
+      default: FLATBUFFERS_ASSERT(0);
+    }
+    // clang-format on
+  }
+
+  array.constant.assign(
+      reinterpret_cast<const char *>(builder.GetCurrentBufferPointer()),
+      InlineSize(array.type));
+  return NoError();
+}
+
 CheckedError Parser::ParseNestedFlatbuffer(Value &val, FieldDef *field,
                                            size_t fieldn,
                                            const StructDef *parent_struct_def) {
@@ -1989,6 +2086,13 @@ bool Parser::SupportsAdvancedUnionFeatures() const {
                                     IDLOptions::kBinary)) == 0;
 }
 
+bool Parser::SupportsAdvancedArrayFeatures() const {
+  return (opts.lang_to_generate &
+          ~(IDLOptions::kCpp | IDLOptions::kPython | IDLOptions::kJava |
+            IDLOptions::kCSharp | IDLOptions::kJsonSchema | IDLOptions::kJson |
+            IDLOptions::kBinary)) == 0;
+}
+
 Namespace *Parser::UniqueNamespace(Namespace *ns) {
   for (auto it = namespaces_.begin(); it != namespaces_.end(); ++it) {
     if (ns->components == (*it)->components) {
@@ -3171,19 +3275,22 @@ bool EnumVal::Deserialize(const Parser &parser,
 
 Offset<reflection::Type> Type::Serialize(FlatBufferBuilder *builder) const {
   return reflection::CreateType(
-      *builder,
+      *builder, static_cast<reflection::BaseType>(base_type),
-      static_cast<reflection::BaseType>(base_type),
       static_cast<reflection::BaseType>(element),
-      struct_def ? struct_def->index : (enum_def ? enum_def->index : -1));
+      struct_def ? struct_def->index : (enum_def ? enum_def->index : -1),
+      fixed_length);
 }
 
 bool Type::Deserialize(const Parser &parser, const reflection::Type *type) {
   if (type == nullptr) return true;
   base_type = static_cast<BaseType>(type->base_type());
   element = static_cast<BaseType>(type->element());
+  fixed_length = type->fixed_length();
   if (type->index() >= 0) {
+    bool is_series = type->base_type() == reflection::Vector ||
+                     type->base_type() == reflection::Array;
     if (type->base_type() == reflection::Obj ||
-        (type->base_type() == reflection::Vector &&
+        (is_series &&
          type->element() == reflection::Obj)) {
       if (static_cast<size_t>(type->index()) < parser.structs_.vec.size()) {
         struct_def = parser.structs_.vec[type->index()];

tests/FlatBuffers.Test/FlatBuffers.Test.csproj

@@ -99,6 +99,18 @@
     <Compile Include="..\MyGame\Example\Ability.cs">
       <Link>MyGame\Example\Ability.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="..\MyGame\Example\ArrayTable.cs">
+      <Link>MyGame\Example\ArrayTable.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="..\MyGame\Example\ArrayStruct.cs">
+      <Link>MyGame\Example\ArrayStruct.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="..\MyGame\Example\NestedStruct.cs">
+      <Link>MyGame\Example\NestedStruct.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="..\MyGame\Example\TestEnum.cs">
+      <Link>MyGame\Example\TestEnum.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="..\MyGame\InParentNamespace.cs">
       <Link>MyGame\InParentNamespace.cs</Link>
     </Compile>

tests/FlatBuffers.Test/FlatBuffersExampleTests.cs

@@ -330,5 +330,58 @@ namespace FlatBuffers.Test
             Assert.AreEqual(nestedMonsterHp, nestedMonster.Hp);
             Assert.AreEqual(nestedMonsterName, nestedMonster.Name);
         }
+
+        [FlatBuffersTestMethod]
+        public void TestFixedLenghtArrays()
+        {
+            FlatBufferBuilder builder = new FlatBufferBuilder(100);
+
+            float   a;
+            int[]   b = new int[15];
+            sbyte   c;
+            int[,]  d_a = new int[2, 2];
+            TestEnum[]  d_b = new TestEnum[2];
+            TestEnum[,] d_c = new TestEnum[2, 2];
+
+            a = 0.5f;
+            for (int i = 0; i < 15; i++) b[i] = i;
+            c = 1;
+            d_a[0, 0] = 1;
+            d_a[0, 1] = 2;
+            d_a[1, 0] = 3;
+            d_a[1, 1] = 4;
+            d_b[0] = TestEnum.B;
+            d_b[1] = TestEnum.C;
+            d_c[0, 0] = TestEnum.A;
+            d_c[0, 1] = TestEnum.B;
+            d_c[1, 0] = TestEnum.C;
+            d_c[1, 1] = TestEnum.B;
+
+            Offset<ArrayStruct> arrayOffset = ArrayStruct.CreateArrayStruct(
+                builder, a, b, c, d_a, d_b, d_c);
+
+            // Create a table with the ArrayStruct.
+            ArrayTable.StartArrayTable(builder);
+            ArrayTable.AddA(builder, arrayOffset);
+            Offset<ArrayTable> tableOffset = ArrayTable.EndArrayTable(builder);
+
+            ArrayTable.FinishArrayTableBuffer(builder, tableOffset);
+
+            ArrayTable table = ArrayTable.GetRootAsArrayTable(builder.DataBuffer);
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(table.A?.A, 0.5f);
+            for (int i = 0; i < 15; i++) Assert.AreEqual(table.A?.B(i), i);
+            Assert.AreEqual(table.A?.C, (sbyte)1);
+            Assert.AreEqual(table.A?.D(0).A(0), 1);
+            Assert.AreEqual(table.A?.D(0).A(1), 2);
+            Assert.AreEqual(table.A?.D(1).A(0), 3);
+            Assert.AreEqual(table.A?.D(1).A(1), 4);
+            Assert.AreEqual(table.A?.D(0).B, TestEnum.B);
+            Assert.AreEqual(table.A?.D(1).B, TestEnum.C);
+            Assert.AreEqual(table.A?.D(0).C(0), TestEnum.A);
+            Assert.AreEqual(table.A?.D(0).C(1), TestEnum.B);
+            Assert.AreEqual(table.A?.D(1).C(0), TestEnum.C);
+            Assert.AreEqual(table.A?.D(1).C(1), TestEnum.B);
+        }
     }
 }

tests/JavaTest.java

@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ class JavaTest {
 
         TestVectorOfUnions();
 
+        TestFixedLengthArrays();
+
         System.out.println("FlatBuffers test: completed successfully");
     }
 
@@ -452,6 +454,58 @@ class JavaTest {
         TestEq(((Attacker)movie.characters(new Attacker(), 0)).swordAttackDamage(), swordAttackDamage);
     }
 
+    static void TestFixedLengthArrays() {
+        FlatBufferBuilder builder = new FlatBufferBuilder(0);
+
+        float       a;
+        int[]       b = new int[15];
+        byte        c;
+        int[][]     d_a = new int[2][2];
+        byte[]      d_b = new byte[2];
+        byte[][]    d_c = new byte[2][2];
+
+        a = 0.5f;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 15; i++) b[i] = i;
+        c = 1;
+        d_a[0][0] = 1;
+        d_a[0][1] = 2;
+        d_a[1][0] = 3;
+        d_a[1][1] = 4;
+        d_b[0] = TestEnum.B;
+        d_b[1] = TestEnum.C;
+        d_c[0][0] = TestEnum.A;
+        d_c[0][1] = TestEnum.B;
+        d_c[1][0] = TestEnum.C;
+        d_c[1][1] = TestEnum.B;
+
+        int arrayOffset = ArrayStruct.createArrayStruct(builder,
+            a, b, c, d_a, d_b, d_c);
+
+        // Create a table with the ArrayStruct.
+        ArrayTable.startArrayTable(builder);
+        ArrayTable.addA(builder, arrayOffset);
+        int tableOffset = ArrayTable.endArrayTable(builder);
+
+        ArrayTable.finishArrayTableBuffer(builder, tableOffset);
+
+        ArrayTable table = ArrayTable.getRootAsArrayTable(builder.dataBuffer());
+        NestedStruct nested = new NestedStruct();
+
+        TestEq(table.a().a(), 0.5f);
+        for (int i = 0; i < 15; i++) TestEq(table.a().b(i), i);
+        TestEq(table.a().c(), (byte)1);
+        TestEq(table.a().d(nested, 0).a(0), 1);
+        TestEq(table.a().d(nested, 0).a(1), 2);
+        TestEq(table.a().d(nested, 1).a(0), 3);
+        TestEq(table.a().d(nested, 1).a(1), 4);
+        TestEq(table.a().d(nested, 0).b(), TestEnum.B);
+        TestEq(table.a().d(nested, 1).b(), TestEnum.C);
+        TestEq(table.a().d(nested, 0).c(0), TestEnum.A);
+        TestEq(table.a().d(nested, 0).c(1), TestEnum.B);
+        TestEq(table.a().d(nested, 1).c(0), TestEnum.C);
+        TestEq(table.a().d(nested, 1).c(1), TestEnum.B);
+    }
+
     static <T> void TestEq(T a, T b) {
         if (!a.equals(b)) {
             System.out.println("" + a.getClass().getName() + " " + b.getClass().getName());

tests/MyGame/Example/ArrayStruct.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// <auto-generated>
+//  automatically generated by the FlatBuffers compiler, do not modify
+// </auto-generated>
+
+namespace MyGame.Example
+{
+
+using global::System;
+using global::FlatBuffers;
+
+public struct ArrayStruct : IFlatbufferObject
+{
+  private Struct __p;
+  public ByteBuffer ByteBuffer { get { return __p.bb; } }
+  public void __init(int _i, ByteBuffer _bb) { __p.bb_pos = _i; __p.bb = _bb; }
+  public ArrayStruct __assign(int _i, ByteBuffer _bb) { __init(_i, _bb); return this; }
+
+  public float A { get { return __p.bb.GetFloat(__p.bb_pos + 0); } }
+  public void MutateA(float a) { __p.bb.PutFloat(__p.bb_pos + 0, a); }
+  public int B(int j) { return __p.bb.GetInt(__p.bb_pos + 4 + j * 4); }
+  public void MutateB(int j, int b) { __p.bb.PutInt(__p.bb_pos + 4 + j * 4, b); }
+  public sbyte C { get { return __p.bb.GetSbyte(__p.bb_pos + 64); } }
+  public void MutateC(sbyte c) { __p.bb.PutSbyte(__p.bb_pos + 64, c); }
+  public MyGame.Example.NestedStruct D(int j) { return (new MyGame.Example.NestedStruct()).__assign(__p.bb_pos + 68 + j * 12, __p.bb); }
+
+  public static Offset<MyGame.Example.ArrayStruct> CreateArrayStruct(FlatBufferBuilder builder, float A, int[] B, sbyte C, int[,] d_A, MyGame.Example.TestEnum[] d_B, MyGame.Example.TestEnum[,] d_C) {
+    builder.Prep(4, 92);
+    for (int _idx0 = 2; _idx0 > 0; _idx0--) {
+      builder.Prep(4, 12);
+      builder.Pad(1);
+      for (int _idx1 = 2; _idx1 > 0; _idx1--) {
+        builder.PutSbyte((sbyte)d_C[_idx0-1,_idx1-1]);
+      }
+      builder.PutSbyte((sbyte)d_B[_idx0-1]);
+      for (int _idx1 = 2; _idx1 > 0; _idx1--) {
+        builder.PutInt(d_A[_idx0-1,_idx1-1]);
+      }
+    }
+    builder.Pad(3);
+    builder.PutSbyte(C);
+    for (int _idx0 = 15; _idx0 > 0; _idx0--) {
+      builder.PutInt(B[_idx0-1]);
+    }
+    builder.PutFloat(A);
+    return new Offset<MyGame.Example.ArrayStruct>(builder.Offset);
+  }
+};
+
+
+}

tests/MyGame/Example/ArrayStruct.java

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// automatically generated by the FlatBuffers compiler, do not modify
+
+package MyGame.Example;
+
+import java.nio.*;
+import java.lang.*;
+import java.util.*;
+import com.google.flatbuffers.*;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+public final class ArrayStruct extends Struct {
+  public void __init(int _i, ByteBuffer _bb) { bb_pos = _i; bb = _bb; }
+  public ArrayStruct __assign(int _i, ByteBuffer _bb) { __init(_i, _bb); return this; }
+
+  public float a() { return bb.getFloat(bb_pos + 0); }
+  public void mutateA(float a) { bb.putFloat(bb_pos + 0, a); }
+  public int b(int j) { return bb.getInt(bb_pos + 4 + j * 4); }
+  public void mutateB(int j, int b) { bb.putInt(bb_pos + 4 + j * 4, b); }
+  public byte c() { return bb.get(bb_pos + 64); }
+  public void mutateC(byte c) { bb.put(bb_pos + 64, c); }
+  public MyGame.Example.NestedStruct d(MyGame.Example.NestedStruct obj, int j) { return obj.__assign(bb_pos + 68 + j * 12, bb); }
+
+  public static int createArrayStruct(FlatBufferBuilder builder, float a, int[] b, byte c, int[][] d_a, byte[] d_b, byte[][] d_c) {
+    builder.prep(4, 92);
+    for (int _idx0 = 2; _idx0 > 0; _idx0--) {
+      builder.prep(4, 12);
+      builder.pad(1);
+      for (int _idx1 = 2; _idx1 > 0; _idx1--) {
+        builder.putByte(d_c[_idx0-1][_idx1-1]);
+      }
+      builder.putByte(d_b[_idx0-1]);
+      for (int _idx1 = 2; _idx1 > 0; _idx1--) {
+        builder.putInt(d_a[_idx0-1][_idx1-1]);
+      }
+    }
+    builder.pad(3);
+    builder.putByte(c);
+    for (int _idx0 = 15; _idx0 > 0; _idx0--) {
+      builder.putInt(b[_idx0-1]);
+    }
+    builder.putFloat(a);
+    return builder.offset();
+  }
+}
+

tests/MyGame/Example/ArrayStruct.py

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# automatically generated by the FlatBuffers compiler, do not modify
+
+# namespace: Example
+
+import flatbuffers
+
+class ArrayStruct(object):
+    __slots__ = ['_tab']
+
+    # ArrayStruct
+    def Init(self, buf, pos):
+        self._tab = flatbuffers.table.Table(buf, pos)
+
+    # ArrayStruct
+    def A(self): return self._tab.Get(flatbuffers.number_types.Float32Flags, self._tab.Pos + flatbuffers.number_types.UOffsetTFlags.py_type(0))
+    # ArrayStruct
+    def B(self): return [self._tab.Get(flatbuffers.number_types.Int32Flags, self._tab.Pos + flatbuffers.number_types.UOffsetTFlags.py_type(4 + i * 4)) for i in range(15)]
+    # ArrayStruct
+    def C(self): return self._tab.Get(flatbuffers.number_types.Int8Flags, self._tab.Pos + flatbuffers.number_types.UOffsetTFlags.py_type(64))
+    # ArrayStruct
+    def D(self, obj, i):
+        obj.Init(self._tab.Bytes, self._tab.Pos + 68 + i * 12)
+        return obj
+
+
+def CreateArrayStruct(builder, a, b, c, d_a, d_b, d_c):
+    builder.Prep(4, 92)
+    for _idx0 in range(2 , 0, -1):
+        builder.Prep(4, 12)
+        builder.Pad(1)
+        for _idx1 in range(2 , 0, -1):
+            builder.PrependInt8(d_c[_idx0-1][_idx1-1])
+        builder.PrependInt8(d_b[_idx0-1])
+        for _idx1 in range(2 , 0, -1):
+            builder.PrependInt32(d_a[_idx0-1][_idx1-1])
+    builder.Pad(3)
+    builder.PrependInt8(c)
+    for _idx0 in range(15 , 0, -1):
+        builder.PrependInt32(b[_idx0-1])
+    builder.PrependFloat32(a)
+    return builder.Offset()

tests/MyGame/Example/ArrayTable.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// <auto-generated>
+//  automatically generated by the FlatBuffers compiler, do not modify
+// </auto-generated>
+
+namespace MyGame.Example
+{
+
+using global::System;
+using global::FlatBuffers;
+
+public struct ArrayTable : IFlatbufferObject
+{
+  private Table __p;
+  public ByteBuffer ByteBuffer { get { return __p.bb; } }
+  public static ArrayTable GetRootAsArrayTable(ByteBuffer _bb) { return GetRootAsArrayTable(_bb, new ArrayTable()); }
+  public static ArrayTable GetRootAsArrayTable(ByteBuffer _bb, ArrayTable obj) { FlatBufferConstants.FLATBUFFERS_1_11_1(); return (obj.__assign(_bb.GetInt(_bb.Position) + _bb.Position, _bb)); }
+  public static bool ArrayTableBufferHasIdentifier(ByteBuffer _bb) { return Table.__has_identifier(_bb, "ARRT"); }
+  public void __init(int _i, ByteBuffer _bb) { __p.bb_pos = _i; __p.bb = _bb; }
+  public ArrayTable __assign(int _i, ByteBuffer _bb) { __init(_i, _bb); return this; }
+
+  public MyGame.Example.ArrayStruct? A { get { int o = __p.__offset(4); return o != 0 ? (MyGame.Example.ArrayStruct?)(new MyGame.Example.ArrayStruct()).__assign(o + __p.bb_pos, __p.bb) : null; } }
+
+  public static void StartArrayTable(FlatBufferBuilder builder) { builder.StartTable(1); }
+  public static void AddA(FlatBufferBuilder builder, Offset<MyGame.Example.ArrayStruct> aOffset) { builder.AddStruct(0, aOffset.Value, 0); }
+  public static Offset<MyGame.Example.ArrayTable> EndArrayTable(FlatBufferBuilder builder) {
+    int o = builder.EndTable();
+    return new Offset<MyGame.Example.ArrayTable>(o);
+  }
+  public static void FinishArrayTableBuffer(FlatBufferBuilder builder, Offset<MyGame.Example.ArrayTable> offset) { builder.Finish(offset.Value, "ARRT"); }
+  public static void FinishSizePrefixedArrayTableBuffer(FlatBufferBuilder builder, Offset<MyGame.Example.ArrayTable> offset) { builder.FinishSizePrefixed(offset.Value, "ARRT"); }
+};
+
+
+}

tests/MyGame/Example/ArrayTable.java

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// automatically generated by the FlatBuffers compiler, do not modify
+
+package MyGame.Example;
+
+import java.nio.*;
+import java.lang.*;
+import java.util.*;
+import com.google.flatbuffers.*;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+public final class ArrayTable extends Table {
+  public static ArrayTable getRootAsArrayTable(ByteBuffer _bb) { return getRootAsArrayTable(_bb, new ArrayTable()); }
+  public static ArrayTable getRootAsArrayTable(ByteBuffer _bb, ArrayTable obj) { Constants.FLATBUFFERS_1_11_1(); _bb.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN); return (obj.__assign(_bb.getInt(_bb.position()) + _bb.position(), _bb)); }
+  public static boolean ArrayTableBufferHasIdentifier(ByteBuffer _bb) { return __has_identifier(_bb, "ARRT"); }
+  public void __init(int _i, ByteBuffer _bb) { bb_pos = _i; bb = _bb; vtable_start = bb_pos - bb.getInt(bb_pos); vtable_size = bb.getShort(vtable_start); }
+  public ArrayTable __assign(int _i, ByteBuffer _bb) { __init(_i, _bb); return this; }
+
+  public MyGame.Example.ArrayStruct a() { return a(new MyGame.Example.ArrayStruct()); }
+  public MyGame.Example.ArrayStruct a(MyGame.Example.ArrayStruct obj) { int o = __offset(4); return o != 0 ? obj.__assign(o + bb_pos, bb) : null; }
+
+  public static void startArrayTable(FlatBufferBuilder builder) { builder.startTable(1); }
+  public static void addA(FlatBufferBuilder builder, int aOffset) { builder.addStruct(0, aOffset, 0); }
+  public static int endArrayTable(FlatBufferBuilder builder) {
+    int o = builder.endTable();
+    return o;
+  }
+  public static void finishArrayTableBuffer(FlatBufferBuilder builder, int offset) { builder.finish(offset, "ARRT"); }
+  public static void finishSizePrefixedArrayTableBuffer(FlatBufferBuilder builder, int offset) { builder.finishSizePrefixed(offset, "ARRT"); }
+}
+

tests/MyGame/Example/ArrayTable.py

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# automatically generated by the FlatBuffers compiler, do not modify
+
+# namespace: Example
+
+import flatbuffers
+
+class ArrayTable(object):
+    __slots__ = ['_tab']
+
+    @classmethod
+    def GetRootAsArrayTable(cls, buf, offset):
+        n = flatbuffers.encode.Get(flatbuffers.packer.uoffset, buf, offset)
+        x = ArrayTable()
+        x.Init(buf, n + offset)
+        return x
+
+    # ArrayTable
+    def Init(self, buf, pos):
+        self._tab = flatbuffers.table.Table(buf, pos)
+
+    # ArrayTable
+    def A(self):
+        o = flatbuffers.number_types.UOffsetTFlags.py_type(self._tab.Offset(4))
+        if o != 0:
+            x = o + self._tab.Pos
+            from .ArrayStruct import ArrayStruct
+            obj = ArrayStruct()
+            obj.Init(self._tab.Bytes, x)
+            return obj
+        return None
+
+def ArrayTableStart(builder): builder.StartObject(1)
+def ArrayTableAddA(builder, a): builder.PrependStructSlot(0, flatbuffers.number_types.UOffsetTFlags.py_type(a), 0)
+def ArrayTableEnd(builder): return builder.EndObject()

tests/MyGame/Example/NestedStruct.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// <auto-generated>
+//  automatically generated by the FlatBuffers compiler, do not modify
+// </auto-generated>
+
+namespace MyGame.Example
+{
+
+using global::System;
+using global::FlatBuffers;
+
+public struct NestedStruct : IFlatbufferObject
+{
+  private Struct __p;
+  public ByteBuffer ByteBuffer { get { return __p.bb; } }
+  public void __init(int _i, ByteBuffer _bb) { __p.bb_pos = _i; __p.bb = _bb; }
+  public NestedStruct __assign(int _i, ByteBuffer _bb) { __init(_i, _bb); return this; }
+
+  public int A(int j) { return __p.bb.GetInt(__p.bb_pos + 0 + j * 4); }
+  public void MutateA(int j, int a) { __p.bb.PutInt(__p.bb_pos + 0 + j * 4, a); }
+  public MyGame.Example.TestEnum B { get { return (MyGame.Example.TestEnum)__p.bb.GetSbyte(__p.bb_pos + 8); } }
+  public void MutateB(MyGame.Example.TestEnum b) { __p.bb.PutSbyte(__p.bb_pos + 8, (sbyte)b); }
+  public MyGame.Example.TestEnum C(int j) { return (MyGame.Example.TestEnum)__p.bb.GetSbyte(__p.bb_pos + 9 + j * 1); }
+  public void MutateC(int j, MyGame.Example.TestEnum c) { __p.bb.PutSbyte(__p.bb_pos + 9 + j * 1, (sbyte)c); }
+
+  public static Offset<MyGame.Example.NestedStruct> CreateNestedStruct(FlatBufferBuilder builder, int[] A, MyGame.Example.TestEnum B, MyGame.Example.TestEnum[] C) {
+    builder.Prep(4, 12);
+    builder.Pad(1);
+    for (int _idx0 = 2; _idx0 > 0; _idx0--) {
+      builder.PutSbyte((sbyte)C[_idx0-1]);
+    }
+    builder.PutSbyte((sbyte)B);
+    for (int _idx0 = 2; _idx0 > 0; _idx0--) {
+      builder.PutInt(A[_idx0-1]);
+    }
+    return new Offset<MyGame.Example.NestedStruct>(builder.Offset);
+  }
+};
+
+
+}

tests/MyGame/Example/NestedStruct.java

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// automatically generated by the FlatBuffers compiler, do not modify
+
+package MyGame.Example;
+
+import java.nio.*;
+import java.lang.*;
+import java.util.*;
+import com.google.flatbuffers.*;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+public final class NestedStruct extends Struct {
+  public void __init(int _i, ByteBuffer _bb) { bb_pos = _i; bb = _bb; }
+  public NestedStruct __assign(int _i, ByteBuffer _bb) { __init(_i, _bb); return this; }
+
+  public int a(int j) { return bb.getInt(bb_pos + 0 + j * 4); }
+  public void mutateA(int j, int a) { bb.putInt(bb_pos + 0 + j * 4, a); }
+  public byte b() { return bb.get(bb_pos + 8); }
+  public void mutateB(byte b) { bb.put(bb_pos + 8, b); }
+  public byte c(int j) { return bb.get(bb_pos + 9 + j * 1); }
+  public void mutateC(int j, byte c) { bb.put(bb_pos + 9 + j * 1, c); }
+
+  public static int createNestedStruct(FlatBufferBuilder builder, int[] a, byte b, byte[] c) {
+    builder.prep(4, 12);
+    builder.pad(1);
+    for (int _idx0 = 2; _idx0 > 0; _idx0--) {
+      builder.putByte(c[_idx0-1]);
+    }
+    builder.putByte(b);
+    for (int _idx0 = 2; _idx0 > 0; _idx0--) {
+      builder.putInt(a[_idx0-1]);
+    }
+    return builder.offset();
+  }
+}
+

tests/MyGame/Example/NestedStruct.py

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# automatically generated by the FlatBuffers compiler, do not modify
+
+# namespace: Example
+
+import flatbuffers
+
+class NestedStruct(object):
+    __slots__ = ['_tab']
+
+    # NestedStruct
+    def Init(self, buf, pos):
+        self._tab = flatbuffers.table.Table(buf, pos)
+
+    # NestedStruct
+    def A(self): return [self._tab.Get(flatbuffers.number_types.Int32Flags, self._tab.Pos + flatbuffers.number_types.UOffsetTFlags.py_type(0 + i * 4)) for i in range(2)]
+    # NestedStruct
+    def B(self): return self._tab.Get(flatbuffers.number_types.Int8Flags, self._tab.Pos + flatbuffers.number_types.UOffsetTFlags.py_type(8))
+    # NestedStruct
+    def C(self): return [self._tab.Get(flatbuffers.number_types.Int8Flags, self._tab.Pos + flatbuffers.number_types.UOffsetTFlags.py_type(9 + i * 1)) for i in range(2)]
+
+def CreateNestedStruct(builder, a, b, c):
+    builder.Prep(4, 12)
+    builder.Pad(1)
+    for _idx0 in range(2 , 0, -1):
+        builder.PrependInt8(c[_idx0-1])
+    builder.PrependInt8(b)
+    for _idx0 in range(2 , 0, -1):
+        builder.PrependInt32(a[_idx0-1])
+    return builder.Offset()

tests/MyGame/Example/TestEnum.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// <auto-generated>
+//  automatically generated by the FlatBuffers compiler, do not modify
+// </auto-generated>
+
+namespace MyGame.Example
+{
+
+public enum TestEnum : sbyte
+{
+  A = 0,
+  B = 1,
+  C = 2,
+};
+
+
+}

tests/MyGame/Example/TestEnum.java

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// automatically generated by the FlatBuffers compiler, do not modify
+
+package MyGame.Example;
+
+public final class TestEnum {
+  private TestEnum() { }
+  public static final byte A = 0;
+  public static final byte B = 1;
+  public static final byte C = 2;
+
+  public static final String[] names = { "A", "B", "C", };
+
+  public static String name(int e) { return names[e]; }
+}
+

tests/MyGame/Example/TestEnum.py

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# automatically generated by the FlatBuffers compiler, do not modify
+
+# namespace: Example
+
+class TestEnum(object):
+    A = 0
+    B = 1
+    C = 2
+

tests/arrays_test.fbs

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+namespace MyGame.Example;
+
+enum TestEnum : byte { A, B, C }
+
+struct NestedStruct{
+  a:[int:2];
+  b:TestEnum;
+  c:[TestEnum:2];
+}
+
+struct ArrayStruct{
+  a:float;
+  b:[int:0xF];
+  c:byte;
+  d:[NestedStruct:2];
+}
+
+table ArrayTable{
+  a:ArrayStruct;
+}
+
+root_type ArrayTable;
+file_identifier "ARRT";
+file_extension "mon";

tests/arrays_test.golden

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  a : {
+    a: 12.34,
+    b: [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0xA,0xB,0xC,0xD,0xE,0xF],
+    c: -127,
+    d: [
+      {
+        a : [-1,2],
+        b : A,
+        c : [C, B]
+      },
+      {
+        a : [3,-4],
+        b : B,
+        c : [B, A]
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}

tests/arrays_test.schema.json

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
+  "definitions": {
+    "MyGame_Example_TestEnum" : {
+      "type" : "string",
+      "enum": ["A", "B", "C"]
+    },
+    "MyGame_Example_NestedStruct" : {
+      "type" : "object",
+      "properties" : {
+        "a" : {
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" },
+                "minItems": 2,
+                "maxItems": 2
+              },
+        "b" : {
+                "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_TestEnum"
+              },
+        "c" : {
+                "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_TestEnum",
+                "minItems": 2,
+                "maxItems": 2
+              }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties" : false
+    },
+    "MyGame_Example_ArrayStruct" : {
+      "type" : "object",
+      "properties" : {
+        "a" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "b" : {
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" },
+                "minItems": 15,
+                "maxItems": 15
+              },
+        "c" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "d" : {
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_NestedStruct" },
+                "minItems": 2,
+                "maxItems": 2
+              }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties" : false
+    },
+    "MyGame_Example_ArrayTable" : {
+      "type" : "object",
+      "properties" : {
+        "a" : {
+                "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_ArrayStruct"
+              }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties" : false
+    }
+  },
+  "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_ArrayTable"
+}

tests/arrays_test_generated.h

@@ -0,0 +1,419 @@
+// automatically generated by the FlatBuffers compiler, do not modify
+
+
+#ifndef FLATBUFFERS_GENERATED_ARRAYSTEST_MYGAME_EXAMPLE_H_
+#define FLATBUFFERS_GENERATED_ARRAYSTEST_MYGAME_EXAMPLE_H_
+
+#include "flatbuffers/flatbuffers.h"
+
+namespace MyGame {
+namespace Example {
+
+struct NestedStruct;
+
+struct ArrayStruct;
+
+struct ArrayTable;
+struct ArrayTableT;
+
+bool operator==(const NestedStruct &lhs, const NestedStruct &rhs);
+bool operator!=(const NestedStruct &lhs, const NestedStruct &rhs);
+bool operator==(const ArrayStruct &lhs, const ArrayStruct &rhs);
+bool operator!=(const ArrayStruct &lhs, const ArrayStruct &rhs);
+bool operator==(const ArrayTableT &lhs, const ArrayTableT &rhs);
+bool operator!=(const ArrayTableT &lhs, const ArrayTableT &rhs);
+
+inline const flatbuffers::TypeTable *NestedStructTypeTable();
+
+inline const flatbuffers::TypeTable *ArrayStructTypeTable();
+
+inline const flatbuffers::TypeTable *ArrayTableTypeTable();
+
+enum class TestEnum : int8_t {
+  A = 0,
+  B = 1,
+  C = 2,
+  MIN = A,
+  MAX = C
+};
+
+inline const TestEnum (&EnumValuesTestEnum())[3] {
+  static const TestEnum values[] = {
+    TestEnum::A,
+    TestEnum::B,
+    TestEnum::C
+  };
+  return values;
+}
+
+inline const char * const *EnumNamesTestEnum() {
+  static const char * const names[4] = {
+    "A",
+    "B",
+    "C",
+    nullptr
+  };
+  return names;
+}
+
+inline const char *EnumNameTestEnum(TestEnum e) {
+  if (e < TestEnum::A || e > TestEnum::C) return "";
+  const size_t index = static_cast<size_t>(e);
+  return EnumNamesTestEnum()[index];
+}
+
+FLATBUFFERS_MANUALLY_ALIGNED_STRUCT(4) NestedStruct FLATBUFFERS_FINAL_CLASS {
+ private:
+  int32_t a_[2];
+  int8_t b_;
+  int8_t c_[2];
+  int8_t padding0__;
+
+ public:
+  static const flatbuffers::TypeTable *MiniReflectTypeTable() {
+    return NestedStructTypeTable();
+  }
+  NestedStruct() {
+    memset(static_cast<void *>(this), 0, sizeof(NestedStruct));
+  }
+  NestedStruct(MyGame::Example::TestEnum _b)
+      : b_(flatbuffers::EndianScalar(static_cast<int8_t>(_b))) {
+    std::memset(a_, 0, sizeof(a_));
+    std::memset(c_, 0, sizeof(c_));
+    (void)padding0__;
+  }
+  const flatbuffers::Array<int32_t, 2> *a() const {
+    return reinterpret_cast<const flatbuffers::Array<int32_t, 2> *>(a_);
+  }
+  flatbuffers::Array<int32_t, 2> *mutable_a() {
+    return reinterpret_cast<flatbuffers::Array<int32_t, 2> *>(a_);
+  }
+  MyGame::Example::TestEnum b() const {
+    return static_cast<MyGame::Example::TestEnum>(flatbuffers::EndianScalar(b_));
+  }
+  void mutate_b(MyGame::Example::TestEnum _b) {
+    flatbuffers::WriteScalar(&b_, static_cast<int8_t>(_b));
+  }
+  const flatbuffers::Array<MyGame::Example::TestEnum, 2> *c() const {
+    return reinterpret_cast<const flatbuffers::Array<MyGame::Example::TestEnum, 2> *>(c_);
+  }
+  flatbuffers::Array<MyGame::Example::TestEnum, 2> *mutable_c() {
+    return reinterpret_cast<flatbuffers::Array<MyGame::Example::TestEnum, 2> *>(c_);
+  }
+};
+FLATBUFFERS_STRUCT_END(NestedStruct, 12);
+
+inline bool operator==(const NestedStruct &lhs, const NestedStruct &rhs) {
+  return
+      (lhs.a() == rhs.a()) &&
+      (lhs.b() == rhs.b()) &&
+      (lhs.c() == rhs.c());
+}
+
+inline bool operator!=(const NestedStruct &lhs, const NestedStruct &rhs) {
+    return !(lhs == rhs);
+}
+
+
+FLATBUFFERS_MANUALLY_ALIGNED_STRUCT(4) ArrayStruct FLATBUFFERS_FINAL_CLASS {
+ private:
+  float a_;
+  int32_t b_[15];
+  int8_t c_;
+  int8_t padding0__;  int16_t padding1__;
+  MyGame::Example::NestedStruct d_[2];
+
+ public:
+  static const flatbuffers::TypeTable *MiniReflectTypeTable() {
+    return ArrayStructTypeTable();
+  }
+  ArrayStruct() {
+    memset(static_cast<void *>(this), 0, sizeof(ArrayStruct));
+  }
+  ArrayStruct(float _a, int8_t _c)
+      : a_(flatbuffers::EndianScalar(_a)),
+        c_(flatbuffers::EndianScalar(_c)),
+        padding0__(0),
+        padding1__(0) {
+    std::memset(b_, 0, sizeof(b_));
+    (void)padding0__;    (void)padding1__;
+    std::memset(d_, 0, sizeof(d_));
+  }
+  float a() const {
+    return flatbuffers::EndianScalar(a_);
+  }
+  void mutate_a(float _a) {
+    flatbuffers::WriteScalar(&a_, _a);
+  }
+  const flatbuffers::Array<int32_t, 15> *b() const {
+    return reinterpret_cast<const flatbuffers::Array<int32_t, 15> *>(b_);
+  }
+  flatbuffers::Array<int32_t, 15> *mutable_b() {
+    return reinterpret_cast<flatbuffers::Array<int32_t, 15> *>(b_);
+  }
+  int8_t c() const {
+    return flatbuffers::EndianScalar(c_);
+  }
+  void mutate_c(int8_t _c) {
+    flatbuffers::WriteScalar(&c_, _c);
+  }
+  const flatbuffers::Array<MyGame::Example::NestedStruct, 2> *d() const {
+    return reinterpret_cast<const flatbuffers::Array<MyGame::Example::NestedStruct, 2> *>(d_);
+  }
+  flatbuffers::Array<MyGame::Example::NestedStruct, 2> *mutable_d() {
+    return reinterpret_cast<flatbuffers::Array<MyGame::Example::NestedStruct, 2> *>(d_);
+  }
+};
+FLATBUFFERS_STRUCT_END(ArrayStruct, 92);
+
+inline bool operator==(const ArrayStruct &lhs, const ArrayStruct &rhs) {
+  return
+      (lhs.a() == rhs.a()) &&
+      (lhs.b() == rhs.b()) &&
+      (lhs.c() == rhs.c()) &&
+      (lhs.d() == rhs.d());
+}
+
+inline bool operator!=(const ArrayStruct &lhs, const ArrayStruct &rhs) {
+    return !(lhs == rhs);
+}
+
+
+struct ArrayTableT : public flatbuffers::NativeTable {
+  typedef ArrayTable TableType;
+  flatbuffers::unique_ptr<MyGame::Example::ArrayStruct> a;
+  ArrayTableT() {
+  }
+};
+
+inline bool operator==(const ArrayTableT &lhs, const ArrayTableT &rhs) {
+  return
+      (lhs.a == rhs.a);
+}
+
+inline bool operator!=(const ArrayTableT &lhs, const ArrayTableT &rhs) {
+    return !(lhs == rhs);
+}
+
+
+struct ArrayTable FLATBUFFERS_FINAL_CLASS : private flatbuffers::Table {
+  typedef ArrayTableT NativeTableType;
+  static const flatbuffers::TypeTable *MiniReflectTypeTable() {
+    return ArrayTableTypeTable();
+  }
+  enum FlatBuffersVTableOffset FLATBUFFERS_VTABLE_UNDERLYING_TYPE {
+    VT_A = 4
+  };
+  const MyGame::Example::ArrayStruct *a() const {
+    return GetStruct<const MyGame::Example::ArrayStruct *>(VT_A);
+  }
+  MyGame::Example::ArrayStruct *mutable_a() {
+    return GetStruct<MyGame::Example::ArrayStruct *>(VT_A);
+  }
+  bool Verify(flatbuffers::Verifier &verifier) const {
+    return VerifyTableStart(verifier) &&
+           VerifyField<MyGame::Example::ArrayStruct>(verifier, VT_A) &&
+           verifier.EndTable();
+  }
+  ArrayTableT *UnPack(const flatbuffers::resolver_function_t *_resolver = nullptr) const;
+  void UnPackTo(ArrayTableT *_o, const flatbuffers::resolver_function_t *_resolver = nullptr) const;
+  static flatbuffers::Offset<ArrayTable> Pack(flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder &_fbb, const ArrayTableT* _o, const flatbuffers::rehasher_function_t *_rehasher = nullptr);
+};
+
+struct ArrayTableBuilder {
+  flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder &fbb_;
+  flatbuffers::uoffset_t start_;
+  void add_a(const MyGame::Example::ArrayStruct *a) {
+    fbb_.AddStruct(ArrayTable::VT_A, a);
+  }
+  explicit ArrayTableBuilder(flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder &_fbb)
+        : fbb_(_fbb) {
+    start_ = fbb_.StartTable();
+  }
+  ArrayTableBuilder &operator=(const ArrayTableBuilder &);
+  flatbuffers::Offset<ArrayTable> Finish() {
+    const auto end = fbb_.EndTable(start_);
+    auto o = flatbuffers::Offset<ArrayTable>(end);
+    return o;
+  }
+};
+
+inline flatbuffers::Offset<ArrayTable> CreateArrayTable(
+    flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder &_fbb,
+    const MyGame::Example::ArrayStruct *a = 0) {
+  ArrayTableBuilder builder_(_fbb);
+  builder_.add_a(a);
+  return builder_.Finish();
+}
+
+flatbuffers::Offset<ArrayTable> CreateArrayTable(flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder &_fbb, const ArrayTableT *_o, const flatbuffers::rehasher_function_t *_rehasher = nullptr);
+
+inline ArrayTableT *ArrayTable::UnPack(const flatbuffers::resolver_function_t *_resolver) const {
+  auto _o = new ArrayTableT();
+  UnPackTo(_o, _resolver);
+  return _o;
+}
+
+inline void ArrayTable::UnPackTo(ArrayTableT *_o, const flatbuffers::resolver_function_t *_resolver) const {
+  (void)_o;
+  (void)_resolver;
+  { auto _e = a(); if (_e) _o->a = flatbuffers::unique_ptr<MyGame::Example::ArrayStruct>(new MyGame::Example::ArrayStruct(*_e)); };
+}
+
+inline flatbuffers::Offset<ArrayTable> ArrayTable::Pack(flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder &_fbb, const ArrayTableT* _o, const flatbuffers::rehasher_function_t *_rehasher) {
+  return CreateArrayTable(_fbb, _o, _rehasher);
+}
+
+inline flatbuffers::Offset<ArrayTable> CreateArrayTable(flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder &_fbb, const ArrayTableT *_o, const flatbuffers::rehasher_function_t *_rehasher) {
+  (void)_rehasher;
+  (void)_o;
+  struct _VectorArgs { flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder *__fbb; const ArrayTableT* __o; const flatbuffers::rehasher_function_t *__rehasher; } _va = { &_fbb, _o, _rehasher}; (void)_va;
+  auto _a = _o->a ? _o->a.get() : 0;
+  return MyGame::Example::CreateArrayTable(
+      _fbb,
+      _a);
+}
+
+inline const flatbuffers::TypeTable *TestEnumTypeTable() {
+  static const flatbuffers::TypeCode type_codes[] = {
+    { flatbuffers::ET_CHAR, 0, 0 },
+    { flatbuffers::ET_CHAR, 0, 0 },
+    { flatbuffers::ET_CHAR, 0, 0 }
+  };
+  static const flatbuffers::TypeFunction type_refs[] = {
+    MyGame::Example::TestEnumTypeTable
+  };
+  static const char * const names[] = {
+    "A",
+    "B",
+    "C"
+  };
+  static const flatbuffers::TypeTable tt = {
+    flatbuffers::ST_ENUM, 3, type_codes, type_refs, nullptr, names
+  };
+  return &tt;
+}
+
+inline const flatbuffers::TypeTable *NestedStructTypeTable() {
+  static const flatbuffers::TypeCode type_codes[] = {
+    { flatbuffers::ET_SEQUENCE, 0, -1 },
+    { flatbuffers::ET_CHAR, 0, 0 },
+    { flatbuffers::ET_SEQUENCE, 0, 0 }
+  };
+  static const flatbuffers::TypeFunction type_refs[] = {
+    MyGame::Example::TestEnumTypeTable
+  };
+  static const int64_t values[] = { 0, 8, 9, 12 };
+  static const char * const names[] = {
+    "a",
+    "b",
+    "c"
+  };
+  static const flatbuffers::TypeTable tt = {
+    flatbuffers::ST_STRUCT, 3, type_codes, type_refs, values, names
+  };
+  return &tt;
+}
+
+inline const flatbuffers::TypeTable *ArrayStructTypeTable() {
+  static const flatbuffers::TypeCode type_codes[] = {
+    { flatbuffers::ET_FLOAT, 0, -1 },
+    { flatbuffers::ET_SEQUENCE, 0, -1 },
+    { flatbuffers::ET_CHAR, 0, -1 },
+    { flatbuffers::ET_SEQUENCE, 0, 0 }
+  };
+  static const flatbuffers::TypeFunction type_refs[] = {
+    MyGame::Example::NestedStructTypeTable
+  };
+  static const int64_t values[] = { 0, 4, 64, 68, 92 };
+  static const char * const names[] = {
+    "a",
+    "b",
+    "c",
+    "d"
+  };
+  static const flatbuffers::TypeTable tt = {
+    flatbuffers::ST_STRUCT, 4, type_codes, type_refs, values, names
+  };
+  return &tt;
+}
+
+inline const flatbuffers::TypeTable *ArrayTableTypeTable() {
+  static const flatbuffers::TypeCode type_codes[] = {
+    { flatbuffers::ET_SEQUENCE, 0, 0 }
+  };
+  static const flatbuffers::TypeFunction type_refs[] = {
+    MyGame::Example::ArrayStructTypeTable
+  };
+  static const char * const names[] = {
+    "a"
+  };
+  static const flatbuffers::TypeTable tt = {
+    flatbuffers::ST_TABLE, 1, type_codes, type_refs, nullptr, names
+  };
+  return &tt;
+}
+
+inline const MyGame::Example::ArrayTable *GetArrayTable(const void *buf) {
+  return flatbuffers::GetRoot<MyGame::Example::ArrayTable>(buf);
+}
+
+inline const MyGame::Example::ArrayTable *GetSizePrefixedArrayTable(const void *buf) {
+  return flatbuffers::GetSizePrefixedRoot<MyGame::Example::ArrayTable>(buf);
+}
+
+inline ArrayTable *GetMutableArrayTable(void *buf) {
+  return flatbuffers::GetMutableRoot<ArrayTable>(buf);
+}
+
+inline const char *ArrayTableIdentifier() {
+  return "ARRT";
+}
+
+inline bool ArrayTableBufferHasIdentifier(const void *buf) {
+  return flatbuffers::BufferHasIdentifier(
+      buf, ArrayTableIdentifier());
+}
+
+inline bool VerifyArrayTableBuffer(
+    flatbuffers::Verifier &verifier) {
+  return verifier.VerifyBuffer<MyGame::Example::ArrayTable>(ArrayTableIdentifier());
+}
+
+inline bool VerifySizePrefixedArrayTableBuffer(
+    flatbuffers::Verifier &verifier) {
+  return verifier.VerifySizePrefixedBuffer<MyGame::Example::ArrayTable>(ArrayTableIdentifier());
+}
+
+inline const char *ArrayTableExtension() {
+  return "mon";
+}
+
+inline void FinishArrayTableBuffer(
+    flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder &fbb,
+    flatbuffers::Offset<MyGame::Example::ArrayTable> root) {
+  fbb.Finish(root, ArrayTableIdentifier());
+}
+
+inline void FinishSizePrefixedArrayTableBuffer(
+    flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder &fbb,
+    flatbuffers::Offset<MyGame::Example::ArrayTable> root) {
+  fbb.FinishSizePrefixed(root, ArrayTableIdentifier());
+}
+
+inline flatbuffers::unique_ptr<MyGame::Example::ArrayTableT> UnPackArrayTable(
+    const void *buf,
+    const flatbuffers::resolver_function_t *res = nullptr) {
+  return flatbuffers::unique_ptr<MyGame::Example::ArrayTableT>(GetArrayTable(buf)->UnPack(res));
+}
+
+inline flatbuffers::unique_ptr<MyGame::Example::ArrayTableT> UnPackSizePrefixedArrayTable(
+    const void *buf,
+    const flatbuffers::resolver_function_t *res = nullptr) {
+  return flatbuffers::unique_ptr<MyGame::Example::ArrayTableT>(GetSizePrefixedArrayTable(buf)->UnPack(res));
+}
+
+}  // namespace Example
+}  // namespace MyGame
+
+#endif  // FLATBUFFERS_GENERATED_ARRAYSTEST_MYGAME_EXAMPLE_H_

tests/generate_code.bat

@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ if "%1"=="-b" set buildtype=%2
 ..\%buildtype%\flatc.exe --cpp --java --csharp --dart --go --binary --lobster --lua --python --js --ts --php --rust --gen-mutable --reflect-names --no-fb-import --cpp-ptr-type flatbuffers::unique_ptr  -o namespace_test namespace_test/namespace_test1.fbs namespace_test/namespace_test2.fbs || goto FAIL
 ..\%buildtype%\flatc.exe --cpp --java --csharp --js --ts --php --gen-mutable --reflect-names --gen-object-api --gen-compare --cpp-ptr-type flatbuffers::unique_ptr -o union_vector ./union_vector/union_vector.fbs || goto FAIL
 ..\%buildtype%\flatc.exe -b --schema --bfbs-comments --bfbs-builtins -I include_test monster_test.fbs || goto FAIL
+..\%buildtype%\flatc.exe -b --schema --bfbs-comments --bfbs-builtins -I include_test arrays_test.fbs || goto FAIL
 ..\%buildtype%\flatc.exe --jsonschema --schema -I include_test monster_test.fbs || goto FAIL
+..\%buildtype%\flatc.exe --cpp --java --csharp --python --gen-mutable --reflect-names --gen-object-api --gen-compare --no-includes --scoped-enums --jsonschema --cpp-ptr-type flatbuffers::unique_ptr arrays_test.fbs || goto FAIL
 
 IF NOT "%MONSTER_EXTRA%"=="skip" (
   @echo Generate MosterExtra

tests/generate_code.sh

@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ set -e
 ../flatc --cpp --java --csharp --dart --go --binary --lobster --lua --python --js --ts --php --rust --gen-mutable --reflect-names --no-fb-import --cpp-ptr-type flatbuffers::unique_ptr  -o namespace_test namespace_test/namespace_test1.fbs namespace_test/namespace_test2.fbs
 ../flatc --cpp --java --csharp --js --ts --php --gen-mutable --reflect-names --gen-object-api --gen-compare --cpp-ptr-type flatbuffers::unique_ptr -o union_vector ./union_vector/union_vector.fbs
 ../flatc -b --schema --bfbs-comments --bfbs-builtins -I include_test monster_test.fbs
+../flatc -b --schema --bfbs-comments --bfbs-builtins -I include_test arrays_test.fbs
 ../flatc --jsonschema --schema -I include_test monster_test.fbs
-../flatc --cpp --java --csharp --python --gen-mutable --reflect-names --gen-object-api --gen-compare --no-includes monster_extra.fbs monsterdata_extra.json || goto FAIL
+../flatc --cpp --java --csharp --python --gen-mutable --reflect-names --gen-object-api --gen-compare --no-includes monster_extra.fbs monsterdata_extra.json
+../flatc --cpp --java --csharp --python --gen-mutable --reflect-names --gen-object-api --gen-compare --no-includes --scoped-enums --jsonschema --cpp-ptr-type flatbuffers::unique_ptr arrays_test.fbs
 cd ../samples
 ../flatc --cpp --lobster --gen-mutable --reflect-names --gen-object-api --gen-compare --cpp-ptr-type flatbuffers::unique_ptr monster.fbs
 ../flatc -b --schema --bfbs-comments --bfbs-builtins monster.fbs

tests/monster_test.schema.json

@@ -24,21 +24,27 @@
     "MyGame_OtherNameSpace_Unused" : {
       "type" : "object",
       "properties" : {
-        "a" : { "type" : "number" }
+        "a" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              }
       },
       "additionalProperties" : false
     },
     "MyGame_OtherNameSpace_TableB" : {
       "type" : "object",
       "properties" : {
-        "a" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/TableA" }
+        "a" : {
+                "$ref" : "#/definitions/TableA"
+              }
       },
       "additionalProperties" : false
     },
     "TableA" : {
       "type" : "object",
       "properties" : {
-        "b" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_OtherNameSpace_TableB" }
+        "b" : {
+                "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_OtherNameSpace_TableB"
+              }
       },
       "additionalProperties" : false
     },
@@ -57,51 +63,81 @@
     "MyGame_Example_Test" : {
       "type" : "object",
       "properties" : {
-        "a" : { "type" : "number" },
+        "a" : {
-        "b" : { "type" : "number" }
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "b" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              }
       },
       "additionalProperties" : false
     },
     "MyGame_Example_TestSimpleTableWithEnum" : {
       "type" : "object",
       "properties" : {
-        "color" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Color" }
+        "color" : {
+                "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Color"
+              }
       },
       "additionalProperties" : false
     },
     "MyGame_Example_Vec3" : {
       "type" : "object",
       "properties" : {
-        "x" : { "type" : "number" },
+        "x" : {
-        "y" : { "type" : "number" },
+                "type" : "number"
-        "z" : { "type" : "number" },
+              },
-        "test1" : { "type" : "number" },
+        "y" : {
-        "test2" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Color" },
+                "type" : "number"
-        "test3" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Test" }
+              },
+        "z" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "test1" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "test2" : {
+                "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Color"
+              },
+        "test3" : {
+                "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Test"
+              }
       },
       "additionalProperties" : false
     },
     "MyGame_Example_Ability" : {
       "type" : "object",
       "properties" : {
-        "id" : { "type" : "number" },
+        "id" : {
-        "distance" : { "type" : "number" }
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "distance" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              }
       },
       "additionalProperties" : false
     },
     "MyGame_Example_Stat" : {
       "type" : "object",
       "properties" : {
-        "id" : { "type" : "string" },
+        "id" : {
-        "val" : { "type" : "number" },
+                "type" : "string"
-        "count" : { "type" : "number" }
+              },
+        "val" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "count" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              }
       },
       "additionalProperties" : false
     },
     "MyGame_Example_Referrable" : {
       "type" : "object",
       "properties" : {
-        "id" : { "type" : "number" }
+        "id" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              }
       },
       "additionalProperties" : false
     },
@@ -109,54 +145,150 @@
       "type" : "object",
       "description" : " an example documentation comment: monster object",
       "properties" : {
-        "pos" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Vec3" },
+        "pos" : {
-        "mana" : { "type" : "number" },
+                "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Vec3"
-        "hp" : { "type" : "number" },
+              },
-        "name" : { "type" : "string" },
+        "mana" : {
-        "friendly" : { "type" : "boolean" },
+                "type" : "number"
-        "inventory" : { "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" } },
+              },
-        "color" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Color" },
+        "hp" : {
-        "test_type" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Any" },
+                "type" : "number"
-        "test" : { "anyOf": [{ "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Monster" },{ "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_TestSimpleTableWithEnum" },{ "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example2_Monster" }] },
+              },
-        "test4" : { "type" : "array", "items" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Test" } },
+        "name" : {
-        "testarrayofstring" : { "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "string" } },
+                "type" : "string"
-        "testarrayoftables" : { "type" : "array", "items" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Monster" } },
+              },
-        "enemy" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Monster" },
+        "friendly" : {
-        "testnestedflatbuffer" : { "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" } },
+                "type" : "boolean"
-        "testempty" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Stat" },
+              },
-        "testbool" : { "type" : "boolean" },
+        "inventory" : {
-        "testhashs32_fnv1" : { "type" : "number" },
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" }
-        "testhashu32_fnv1" : { "type" : "number" },
+              },
-        "testhashs64_fnv1" : { "type" : "number" },
+        "color" : {
-        "testhashu64_fnv1" : { "type" : "number" },
+                "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Color"
-        "testhashs32_fnv1a" : { "type" : "number" },
+              },
-        "testhashu32_fnv1a" : { "type" : "number" },
+        "test_type" : {
-        "testhashs64_fnv1a" : { "type" : "number" },
+                "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Any"
-        "testhashu64_fnv1a" : { "type" : "number" },
+              },
-        "testarrayofbools" : { "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "boolean" } },
+        "test" : {
-        "testf" : { "type" : "number" },
+                "anyOf": [{ "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Monster" },{ "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_TestSimpleTableWithEnum" },{ "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example2_Monster" }]
-        "testf2" : { "type" : "number" },
+              },
-        "testf3" : { "type" : "number" },
+        "test4" : {
-        "testarrayofstring2" : { "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "string" } },
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Test" }
-        "testarrayofsortedstruct" : { "type" : "array", "items" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Ability" } },
+              },
-        "flex" : { "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" } },
+        "testarrayofstring" : {
-        "test5" : { "type" : "array", "items" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Test" } },
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "string" }
-        "vector_of_longs" : { "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" } },
+              },
-        "vector_of_doubles" : { "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" } },
+        "testarrayoftables" : {
-        "parent_namespace_test" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_InParentNamespace" },
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Monster" }
-        "vector_of_referrables" : { "type" : "array", "items" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Referrable" } },
+              },
-        "single_weak_reference" : { "type" : "number" },
+        "enemy" : {
-        "vector_of_weak_references" : { "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" } },
+                "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Monster"
-        "vector_of_strong_referrables" : { "type" : "array", "items" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Referrable" } },
+              },
-        "co_owning_reference" : { "type" : "number" },
+        "testnestedflatbuffer" : {
-        "vector_of_co_owning_references" : { "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" } },
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" }
-        "non_owning_reference" : { "type" : "number" },
+              },
-        "vector_of_non_owning_references" : { "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" } },
+        "testempty" : {
-        "any_unique_type" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_AnyUniqueAliases" },
+                "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Stat"
-        "any_unique" : { "anyOf": [{ "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Monster" },{ "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_TestSimpleTableWithEnum" },{ "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example2_Monster" }] },
+              },
-        "any_ambiguous_type" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_AnyAmbiguousAliases" },
+        "testbool" : {
-        "any_ambiguous" : { "anyOf": [{ "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Monster" },{ "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Monster" },{ "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Monster" }] },
+                "type" : "boolean"
-        "vector_of_enums" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Color" }
+              },
+        "testhashs32_fnv1" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "testhashu32_fnv1" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "testhashs64_fnv1" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "testhashu64_fnv1" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "testhashs32_fnv1a" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "testhashu32_fnv1a" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "testhashs64_fnv1a" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "testhashu64_fnv1a" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "testarrayofbools" : {
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "boolean" }
+              },
+        "testf" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "testf2" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "testf3" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "testarrayofstring2" : {
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "string" }
+              },
+        "testarrayofsortedstruct" : {
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Ability" }
+              },
+        "flex" : {
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" }
+              },
+        "test5" : {
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Test" }
+              },
+        "vector_of_longs" : {
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" }
+              },
+        "vector_of_doubles" : {
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" }
+              },
+        "parent_namespace_test" : {
+                "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_InParentNamespace"
+              },
+        "vector_of_referrables" : {
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Referrable" }
+              },
+        "single_weak_reference" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "vector_of_weak_references" : {
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" }
+              },
+        "vector_of_strong_referrables" : {
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Referrable" }
+              },
+        "co_owning_reference" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "vector_of_co_owning_references" : {
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" }
+              },
+        "non_owning_reference" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "vector_of_non_owning_references" : {
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" }
+              },
+        "any_unique_type" : {
+                "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_AnyUniqueAliases"
+              },
+        "any_unique" : {
+                "anyOf": [{ "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Monster" },{ "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_TestSimpleTableWithEnum" },{ "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example2_Monster" }]
+              },
+        "any_ambiguous_type" : {
+                "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_AnyAmbiguousAliases"
+              },
+        "any_ambiguous" : {
+                "anyOf": [{ "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Monster" },{ "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Monster" },{ "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Monster" }]
+              },
+        "vector_of_enums" : {
+                "$ref" : "#/definitions/MyGame_Example_Color"
+              }
       },
       "required" : ["name"],
       "additionalProperties" : false
@@ -164,18 +296,42 @@
     "MyGame_Example_TypeAliases" : {
       "type" : "object",
       "properties" : {
-        "i8" : { "type" : "number" },
+        "i8" : {
-        "u8" : { "type" : "number" },
+                "type" : "number"
-        "i16" : { "type" : "number" },
+              },
-        "u16" : { "type" : "number" },
+        "u8" : {
-        "i32" : { "type" : "number" },
+                "type" : "number"
-        "u32" : { "type" : "number" },
+              },
-        "i64" : { "type" : "number" },
+        "i16" : {
-        "u64" : { "type" : "number" },
+                "type" : "number"
-        "f32" : { "type" : "number" },
+              },
-        "f64" : { "type" : "number" },
+        "u16" : {
-        "v8" : { "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" } },
+                "type" : "number"
-        "vf64" : { "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" } }
+              },
+        "i32" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "u32" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "i64" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "u64" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "f32" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "f64" : {
+                "type" : "number"
+              },
+        "v8" : {
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" }
+              },
+        "vf64" : {
+                "type" : "array", "items" : { "type" : "number" }
+              }
       },
       "additionalProperties" : false
     }

tests/py_test.py

@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ import MyGame.Example.Test  # refers to generated code
 import MyGame.Example.Stat  # refers to generated code
 import MyGame.Example.Vec3  # refers to generated code
 import MyGame.MonsterExtra  # refers to generated code
-
+import MyGame.Example.ArrayTable  # refers to generated code
+import MyGame.Example.ArrayStruct  # refers to generated code
+import MyGame.Example.NestedStruct  # refers to generated code
+import MyGame.Example.TestEnum  # refers to generated code
 
 def assertRaises(test_case, fn, exception_class):
     ''' Backwards-compatible assertion for exceptions raised. '''
@@ -1544,6 +1547,55 @@ class TestExceptions(unittest.TestCase):
                      flatbuffers.builder.BuilderNotFinishedError)
 
 
+class TestFixedLengthArrays(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_fixed_length_array(self):
+        builder = flatbuffers.Builder(0)
+
+        a = 0.5
+        b = range(0, 15)
+        c = 1
+        d_a = [[1, 2], [3, 4]]
+        d_b = [MyGame.Example.TestEnum.TestEnum.B, \
+                MyGame.Example.TestEnum.TestEnum.C]
+        d_c = [[MyGame.Example.TestEnum.TestEnum.A, \
+                MyGame.Example.TestEnum.TestEnum.B], \
+                [MyGame.Example.TestEnum.TestEnum.C, \
+                 MyGame.Example.TestEnum.TestEnum.B]]
+
+        arrayOffset = MyGame.Example.ArrayStruct.CreateArrayStruct(builder, \
+            a, b, c, d_a, d_b, d_c)
+
+        # Create a table with the ArrayStruct.
+        MyGame.Example.ArrayTable.ArrayTableStart(builder)
+        MyGame.Example.ArrayTable.ArrayTableAddA(builder, arrayOffset)
+        tableOffset = MyGame.Example.ArrayTable.ArrayTableEnd(builder)
+
+        builder.Finish(tableOffset)
+
+        buf = builder.Output()
+
+        table = MyGame.Example.ArrayTable.ArrayTable.GetRootAsArrayTable(buf, 0)
+
+        # Verify structure.
+        nested = MyGame.Example.NestedStruct.NestedStruct()
+        self.assertEqual(table.A().A(), 0.5)
+        self.assertEqual(table.A().B(), \
+            [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14])
+        self.assertEqual(table.A().C(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(table.A().D(nested, 0).A(), [1, 2])
+        self.assertEqual(table.A().D(nested, 1).A(), [3, 4])
+        self.assertEqual(table.A().D(nested, 0).B(), \
+            MyGame.Example.TestEnum.TestEnum.B)
+        self.assertEqual(table.A().D(nested, 1).B(), \
+            MyGame.Example.TestEnum.TestEnum.C)
+        self.assertEqual(table.A().D(nested, 0).C(), \
+            [MyGame.Example.TestEnum.TestEnum.A, \
+             MyGame.Example.TestEnum.TestEnum.B])
+        self.assertEqual(table.A().D(nested, 1).C(), \
+            [MyGame.Example.TestEnum.TestEnum.C, \
+             MyGame.Example.TestEnum.TestEnum.B])
+
+
 def CheckAgainstGoldDataGo():
     try:
         gen_buf, gen_off = make_monster_from_generated_code()

tests/test.cpp

@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 #include "namespace_test/namespace_test2_generated.h"
 #include "union_vector/union_vector_generated.h"
 #include "monster_extra_generated.h"
+#if !defined(_MSC_VER) || _MSC_VER >= 1700
+#  include "arrays_test_generated.h"
+#endif
 #include "test_assert.h"
 
 #include "flatbuffers/flexbuffers.h"
@@ -1203,6 +1206,15 @@ void FuzzTest2() {
           AddToSchemaAndInstances(
               "bool", deprecated ? "" : (lcg_rand() % 2 ? "true" : "false"));
           break;
+        case flatbuffers::BASE_TYPE_ARRAY:
+          if (!is_struct) {
+            AddToSchemaAndInstances(
+                "ubyte",
+                deprecated ? "" : "255");  // No fixed-length arrays in tables.
+          } else {
+            AddToSchemaAndInstances("[int:3]", deprecated ? "" : "[\n,\n,\n]");
+          }
+          break;
         default:
           // All the scalar types.
           schema += flatbuffers::kTypeNames[base_type];
@@ -2671,6 +2683,142 @@ void CreateSharedStringTest() {
   TEST_EQ((*a[6]) < (*a[5]), true);
 }
 
+void FixedLengthArrayTest() {
+  // VS10 does not support typed enums, exclude from tests
+#if !defined(_MSC_VER) || _MSC_VER >= 1700
+  // Generate an ArrayTable containing one ArrayStruct.
+  flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder fbb;
+  MyGame::Example::NestedStruct nStruct0(MyGame::Example::TestEnum::B);
+  TEST_NOTNULL(nStruct0.mutable_a());
+  nStruct0.mutable_a()->Mutate(0, 1);
+  nStruct0.mutable_a()->Mutate(1, 2);
+  TEST_NOTNULL(nStruct0.mutable_c());
+  nStruct0.mutable_c()->Mutate(0, MyGame::Example::TestEnum::C);
+  nStruct0.mutable_c()->Mutate(1, MyGame::Example::TestEnum::A);
+  MyGame::Example::NestedStruct nStruct1(MyGame::Example::TestEnum::C);
+  TEST_NOTNULL(nStruct1.mutable_a());
+  nStruct1.mutable_a()->Mutate(0, 3);
+  nStruct1.mutable_a()->Mutate(1, 4);
+  TEST_NOTNULL(nStruct1.mutable_c());
+  nStruct1.mutable_c()->Mutate(0, MyGame::Example::TestEnum::C);
+  nStruct1.mutable_c()->Mutate(1, MyGame::Example::TestEnum::A);
+  MyGame::Example::ArrayStruct aStruct(2, 12);
+  TEST_NOTNULL(aStruct.b());
+  TEST_NOTNULL(aStruct.mutable_b());
+  TEST_NOTNULL(aStruct.mutable_d());
+  for (int i = 0; i < aStruct.b()->size(); i++)
+    aStruct.mutable_b()->Mutate(i, i + 1);
+  aStruct.mutable_d()->Mutate(0, nStruct0);
+  aStruct.mutable_d()->Mutate(1, nStruct1);
+  auto aTable = MyGame::Example::CreateArrayTable(fbb, &aStruct);
+  fbb.Finish(aTable);
+
+  // Verify correctness of the ArrayTable.
+  flatbuffers::Verifier verifier(fbb.GetBufferPointer(), fbb.GetSize());
+  MyGame::Example::VerifyArrayTableBuffer(verifier);
+  auto p = MyGame::Example::GetMutableArrayTable(fbb.GetBufferPointer());
+  auto mArStruct = p->mutable_a();
+  TEST_NOTNULL(mArStruct);
+  TEST_NOTNULL(mArStruct->b());
+  TEST_NOTNULL(mArStruct->d());
+  TEST_NOTNULL(mArStruct->mutable_b());
+  TEST_NOTNULL(mArStruct->mutable_d());
+  mArStruct->mutable_b()->Mutate(14, -14);
+  TEST_EQ(mArStruct->a(), 2);
+  TEST_EQ(mArStruct->b()->size(), 15);
+  TEST_EQ(mArStruct->b()->Get(aStruct.b()->size() - 1), -14);
+  TEST_EQ(mArStruct->c(), 12);
+  TEST_NOTNULL(mArStruct->d()->Get(0).a());
+  TEST_EQ(mArStruct->d()->Get(0).a()->Get(0), 1);
+  TEST_EQ(mArStruct->d()->Get(0).a()->Get(1), 2);
+  TEST_NOTNULL(mArStruct->d()->Get(1).a());
+  TEST_EQ(mArStruct->d()->Get(1).a()->Get(0), 3);
+  TEST_EQ(mArStruct->d()->Get(1).a()->Get(1), 4);
+  TEST_NOTNULL(mArStruct->mutable_d()->GetMutablePointer(1));
+  TEST_NOTNULL(mArStruct->mutable_d()->GetMutablePointer(1)->mutable_a());
+  mArStruct->mutable_d()->GetMutablePointer(1)->mutable_a()->Mutate(1, 5);
+  TEST_EQ(mArStruct->d()->Get(1).a()->Get(1), 5);
+  TEST_EQ(mArStruct->d()->Get(0).b() == MyGame::Example::TestEnum::B, true);
+  TEST_NOTNULL(mArStruct->d()->Get(0).c());
+  TEST_EQ(mArStruct->d()->Get(0).c()->Get(0) == MyGame::Example::TestEnum::C,
+          true);
+  TEST_EQ(mArStruct->d()->Get(0).c()->Get(1) == MyGame::Example::TestEnum::A,
+          true);
+  TEST_EQ(mArStruct->d()->Get(1).b() == MyGame::Example::TestEnum::C, true);
+  TEST_NOTNULL(mArStruct->d()->Get(1).c());
+  TEST_EQ(mArStruct->d()->Get(1).c()->Get(0) == MyGame::Example::TestEnum::C,
+          true);
+  TEST_EQ(mArStruct->d()->Get(1).c()->Get(1) == MyGame::Example::TestEnum::A,
+          true);
+  for (int i = 0; i < mArStruct->b()->size() - 1; i++)
+    TEST_EQ(mArStruct->b()->Get(i), i + 1);
+#endif
+}
+
+void FixedLengthArrayJsonTest(bool binary) {  
+  // VS10 does not support typed enums, exclude from tests
+#if !defined(_MSC_VER) || _MSC_VER >= 1700
+  // load FlatBuffer schema (.fbs) and JSON from disk
+  std::string schemafile;
+  std::string jsonfile;
+  TEST_EQ(
+      flatbuffers::LoadFile(
+          (test_data_path + "arrays_test." + (binary ? "bfbs" : "fbs")).c_str(),
+          binary, &schemafile),
+      true);
+  TEST_EQ(flatbuffers::LoadFile((test_data_path + "arrays_test.golden").c_str(),
+                                false, &jsonfile),
+          true);
+
+  // parse schema first, so we can use it to parse the data after
+  flatbuffers::Parser parserOrg, parserGen;
+  if (binary) {
+    flatbuffers::Verifier verifier(
+        reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(schemafile.c_str()),
+        schemafile.size());
+    TEST_EQ(reflection::VerifySchemaBuffer(verifier), true);
+    TEST_EQ(parserOrg.Deserialize((const uint8_t *)schemafile.c_str(),
+                                  schemafile.size()),
+            true);
+    TEST_EQ(parserGen.Deserialize((const uint8_t *)schemafile.c_str(),
+                                  schemafile.size()),
+            true);
+  } else {
+    TEST_EQ(parserOrg.Parse(schemafile.c_str()), true);
+    TEST_EQ(parserGen.Parse(schemafile.c_str()), true);
+  }
+  TEST_EQ(parserOrg.Parse(jsonfile.c_str()), true);
+
+  // First, verify it, just in case:
+  flatbuffers::Verifier verifierOrg(parserOrg.builder_.GetBufferPointer(),
+                                    parserOrg.builder_.GetSize());
+  TEST_EQ(VerifyArrayTableBuffer(verifierOrg), true);
+
+  // Export to JSON
+  std::string jsonGen;
+  TEST_EQ(
+      GenerateText(parserOrg, parserOrg.builder_.GetBufferPointer(), &jsonGen),
+      true);
+
+  // Import from JSON
+  TEST_EQ(parserGen.Parse(jsonGen.c_str()), true);
+
+  // Verify buffer from generated JSON
+  flatbuffers::Verifier verifierGen(parserGen.builder_.GetBufferPointer(),
+                                    parserGen.builder_.GetSize());
+  TEST_EQ(VerifyArrayTableBuffer(verifierGen), true);
+
+  // Compare generated buffer to original
+  TEST_EQ(parserOrg.builder_.GetSize(), parserGen.builder_.GetSize());
+  TEST_EQ(std::memcmp(parserOrg.builder_.GetBufferPointer(),
+                      parserGen.builder_.GetBufferPointer(),
+                      parserOrg.builder_.GetSize()),
+          0);
+#else
+  (void)binary;
+#endif
+}
+
 int FlatBufferTests() {
   // clang-format off
 
@@ -2705,6 +2853,8 @@ int FlatBufferTests() {
     #endif
     ParseAndGenerateTextTest(false);
     ParseAndGenerateTextTest(true);
+    FixedLengthArrayJsonTest(false);
+    FixedLengthArrayJsonTest(true);
     ReflectionTest(flatbuf.data(), flatbuf.size());
     ParseProtoTest();
     UnionVectorTest();
@@ -2747,6 +2897,7 @@ int FlatBufferTests() {
   ValidFloatTest();
   InvalidFloatTest();
   TestMonsterExtraFloats();
+  FixedLengthArrayTest();
   return 0;
 }