Thanks. The distance is computed because the entry string is dynamic and it's providing a distance between the title of the song and what was entered as text. So I can't pre-compute that data and stuff into a dictionary. Each time the method is called, the *stringValue* will be different.
On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Vincent Habchi <vi...@macports.org> wrote: > > Someone told me to look into > -enumerateKeysAndObjectsWithOptions:usingBlock: (using > NSEnumerationConcurrent) Would that be a better way? If so, I haven't seen > this used before - how could I apply it? > > You can try to use that, but, basically, it is the same problem: you > enumerate all entries in your dictionary and compute your string distance > for each, which is cumbersome. The algorithm I propose you is way faster, > because you don't have to recompute this distance each time you search. But, > once again, the crude way to compute a hash code might not suit your needs. > > Vincent _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
