Array with string index

Re: Array with string index

Hi,

Take a look at the hash table.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...classtopic.asp


Ken
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> Hi
>
> Is there a way to create an array of strings of subscript of type index
> too?
> Like;
>
> x("Element A")="Value for element A"
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards
>
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Re: Array with string index

* "John" <john@nospam.in fovis.co.uk> scripsit:[color=blue]
> Is there a way to create an array of strings of subscript of type index too?[/color]

'Hashtable' class.

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Re: Array with string index

"John" <john@nospam.in fovis.co.uk> schrieb[color=blue]
>
> Is there a way to create an array of strings of subscript of type
> index too? Like;
>
> x("Element A")="Value for element A"[/color]

Hashtable


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Re: Array with string index

In article <esoWmjgMEHA.11 88@TK2MSFTNGP12 .phx.gbl>, John wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi
>
> Is there a way to create an array of strings of subscript of type index too?
> Like;
>
> x("Element A")="Value for element A"
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards[/color]

Others have suggested System.Collecti ons.Hashtable, but I would like to
throw out, System.Collecti ons.Specialized .StringDictiona ry.

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Tom Shelton [MVP]

Re: Array with string index

What are the advantages of StringDictionar y over hashtable?

Thanks

Regards


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> In article <esoWmjgMEHA.11 88@TK2MSFTNGP12 .phx.gbl>, John wrote:[color=green]
> > Hi
> >
> > Is there a way to create an array of strings of subscript of type index[/color][/color]
too?[color=blue][color=green]
> > Like;
> >
> > x("Element A")="Value for element A"
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Regards[/color]
>
> Others have suggested System.Collecti ons.Hashtable, but I would like to
> throw out, System.Collecti ons.Specialized .StringDictiona ry.
>
> --
> Tom Shelton [MVP][/color]

Re: Array with string index

In article <O03PBugMEHA.80 8@tk2msftngp13. phx.gbl>, John wrote:[color=blue]
> What are the advantages of StringDictionar y over hashtable?
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards[/color]

It's typesafe. It only takes strings as keys and only takes strings as
values. Hashtable takes object, so you have to do a lot of casting :)

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Tom Shelton [MVP]

Re: Array with string index

John,
In addition to HashTable & StringDictionar y, there are:

System.Collecti ons.DictionaryB ase - for creating your own type safe
dictionaries (hash tables)

System.Collecti ons.Specialized .NameObjectColl ectionBase - for creating your
own type safe that are keyed by Strings & indexed.

System.Collecti ons.Specialized .NameValueColle ction which is similar to
StringDictionar y, however also supports being indexed by an integer...

Basically check out the various collections in both System.Collecti ons &
System.Collecti ons.Specialized .

Hope this helps
Jay

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> Hi
>
> Is there a way to create an array of strings of subscript of type index[/color]
too?[color=blue]
> Like;
>
> x("Element A")="Value for element A"
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards
>
>[/color]