g_return_if_fail (d);
g_return_if_fail (d->dict);
g_return_if_fail (PSPPIRE_IS_DICT (d));
+ size_t varcnt = dict_get_var_cnt (d->dict);
+ g_return_if_fail (first < varcnt);
+ g_return_if_fail (first >= 0);
+ g_return_if_fail (n > 0);
+ g_return_if_fail (first + n <= varcnt);
- for (idx = 0 ; idx < n ; ++idx )
- {
- struct variable *var;
-
- /* Do nothing if it's out of bounds */
- if ( first >= dict_get_var_cnt (d->dict))
- break;
-
- var = dict_get_var (d->dict, first);
- dict_delete_var (d->dict, var);
- }
+ dict_delete_consecutive_vars (d->dict, first, n);
}