Darren Houle wrote:

> 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.

One way to do that is to retrieve your HASH.keys() and sort them into a vector that 
you use as "map" for getting the values in right order.

I don't use 1.2 as for now, but I think there is a class/interface called SortedMap 
that may help you.

/with regards Magnus

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