I actually tried using a vector as you suggest just a while ago and it works the way I
need. I cannot use just a vector as my data is too complex for a single dimensional
storage object, I'm using a master hashtable that has names as keys and sub-hashtables
as values, the sub-hashtables have attributes as keys and vectors as values, the
vectors are lists of values that go with each attribute. I needed a way to pull out
the top level last_name keys in alpha order and using a vector in parallel with the
master hashtable seems to work fine.
Thanks again,
Darren
>>> "Robert A. Crawford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/23 10:45 AM
Hashtables are not ordered -- in fact, they very specifically
"mix" the order to make it possible to retrieve the element very
quickly. Find a good book on data structures for more information. The simple way to
fix this is to use a Vector -- they're
ordered. Either slip the last name into the Vector as you're loading,
then step through the Vector and use the last name as a key into the Hashtable, or
just put everything into the Vector and use it
directly....
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