*goes back and actually reads the documentation for HashAlgorithm.HashSize*
"Gets the size of the computer hash code in *bits*." (my emphasis) D'Oh! -- Ian Griffiths DevelopMentor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel Mueller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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: Erick Thompson > > > > 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. You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
