Thanks Chris! These are valuable pointers - I'll try them out and let you know how it goes.
Cheers, Ankit --------------------------------- Ankit Singla Research Assistant - EPFL 2009/6/30 Chris Charley <char...@pulsenet.com>: > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ankit Singla" <iitb.an...@gmail.com> > > >> Hi, >> >> I'm trying to use Fibonacci heaps to keep <key, value> type of objects >> sorted. I require the sorting to be over the key. I've only started >> out with Perl and can't figure out how to extend the Heap::Elem class >> to make this kind of pair objects for use with Heap::Fibonacci. I have >> tried reading up the perldocs but it doesn't seem to be a good >> starting point for novices like me. Can someone point me to example >> code where I can 'watch and learn' or maybe illustrate to me with the >> same Heap::Elem extension? >> >> Thanks for your help! >> >> Cheers, >> Ankit > > Hello, > > Heap::Simple's docs show how to order a heap using <key, value> pairs. > > http://search.cpan.org/~thospel/Heap-Simple-0.13/lib/Heap/Simple.pm > > Don't know if this is what you want? > > Just a note as you say you are learning Perl. I found it difficult to know > where > in the perldoc to find the info I needed. I found it easier to eventually > use them > after reading the best source, 'Programming Perl'. It is well written and > after reading it, I was able to use the perldocs much better. > > Chris > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org > For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org > http://learn.perl.org/ > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/