Even if the results coming out of the database are sorted, throwing them into a non-sorted Collection, like a basic HashMap, will un-sort them. If you use a List, you just preserve the database sort order. If you use a TreeMap, you can get the same sort order, but the TreeMap object will go through the work of sorting them all over again.
On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 09:17:49 -0500, David Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > my thought was just to let the DB do the work on the sorting. Is that bad? > > > On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 21:29:08 -0700, Wendy Smoak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: "James Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I wouldn't use a Map, I would go with a List. Primarily for ordering. > > > > I use java.util.TreeMap-- automatic alphabetical order for my lists of > > (String) codes and descriptions. > > > > -- > > Wendy Smoak > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > -Dave > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Jeff Beal Webmedx, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA USA --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]