godot-cpp: Explain that ptr()/ptrw() should be used to efficiently access Packed*Arrays
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Looks good to me, and i agree this is something Godot-cpp users should be aware of. The same kind of access is also slow in Godot, but it's especially slow in godot-cpp.
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…y access `Packed*Array`s
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Looks good to me as well :) Appreciate you adding an example as well with bad and good version
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It's frequently surprising to folks that accessing individual elements on a
Packed*Arraycan be inefficient from godot-cpp.This attempts to explain, and provide the advice to use
ptr()orptrw()instead!