Sounds like an adjaceny list model. Does the list contain the whole tree or does a list only contain a path from one node to another while other lists contain other paths?
On 6/2/05, Emmet McGovern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Brain Meltdown. Maybe someone can help. > > I have a list such as (item1,item2,item3,item4,item5). The list can be any > length. Item1 would be the parent of item2 and item2 would be the parent > of > item3 and so on. > > What's the most efficient way of determining the parent of any item in the > list and determining that item1 has no parent? > > Thanks, > Emmet > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:208373 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
