Re: [Neo4j] Indexing Strings vs Indexing Integers

2011-06-14 Thread Peter Hunsberger
Better for what? Speed & efficency, use integers. However, there are some use cases where an integer is not big enough... On Jun 14, 2011 7:47 AM, "Aman" wrote: Which one is better? and how? Indexing Strings or Indexing Integers? Please explain in a way that a newbie to indexing (like me) might

Re: [Neo4j] Indexing Strings vs Indexing Integers

2011-06-14 Thread Rick Bullotta
indexing integers almost certainly. Faster comparisons, less storage and disk IO, smaller memory footprint. - Reply message - From: "Aman" Date: Tue, Jun 14, 2011 7:47 am Subject: [Neo4j] Indexing Strings vs Indexing Integers To: "user@lists.neo4j.org" Which on

[Neo4j] Indexing Strings vs Indexing Integers

2011-06-14 Thread Aman
Which one is better? and how? Indexing Strings or Indexing Integers? Please explain in a way that a newbie to indexing (like me) might understand. ___ Neo4j mailing list User@lists.neo4j.org https://lists.neo4j.org/mailman/listinfo/user