An MD5 hash is actually only 16 bytes, not 128. Given that each character in a string is two bytes (unicode), if your strings are typically longer than 8 characters, you ought to get a memory usage saving from using the MD5 hash.
> -----Original Message----- > From: dotnet discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Behalf Of Erick Thompson > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 12:34 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [DOTNET] Confirm string GetHashCode reflects > string, not object > > > There is no reason not to store the strings, except that I > was a little concerned about memory useage. The number of > strings is going to fairly large, so I was hoping for some > savings using a hash. Given that the 128 bytes is actually a > good sized string, and the possibility for false positives, I > think I may go back to storing the actual strings. > > Thanks for the good overview of GetHashCode. I think I need > to up the time I spend with Richter's book. > > 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.
