Upon further reflection, I think that using GetHashCode isn't a good idea to check if I've seen a string before. I think I'll use a MD5 sig instead, so I don't have to worry about collisions.
Erick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erick Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 12:44 PM Subject: [DOTNET] Confirm string GetHashCode reflects string, not object > I need to check if a particular string has been seen before, so I was going > to maintain a list of hashcodes from the strings. However, I want to confirm > that the GetHashCode method returns a hashcode based on the string contents, > not on the string object. The reason I'm not completely sure is that I'm not > totally confident I know how string interning will effect things. Can I use > GetHashCode to identify a string? > > Thanks, > Erick > > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or > subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
