D'OH...exactly...didn't think of that a minute ago... Well there it is. You can achieve the desired result result now. That is assuming that you don't have duplicate keys.
-Bill Conroy On Fri, 24 May 2002 04:23:16 +1200, Kirk Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >You can construct a Sorted List using your own IComparer, and then that >can look inside the objects to determine the sort order on insert. > >Kirk > >-----Original Message----- >From: Bill Conroy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Friday, 24 May 2002 4:19 a.m. >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [DOTNET] Hashtables and structs > > >I would suggest takign a look at System.Collections.SortedList. I found >it to be quite useful for something like this. In my scenario the keys >were what I was sorting on. If you can use the key as the field you need >for sorting then you are set. > >As for an entry in a field of the data being stored you will have to >search over every item for this since they won't be sorted then. > >-Bill Conroy > > >On Thu, 23 May 2002 08:23:47 -0700, Greg Gates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > >>Hello everyone: >> >>I have two basic questions regarding hashtables and structs. >> >>1) Is there any point in using a struct if the struct contains a >>string, given that a string is a reference type? >> >>2) What is the most efficent way to sort and filter a hashtable in >>.NET. For example, if I have a hashtable that contains the following >>key/values: >> >>A,object1 >>B,object2 >>C,object3 >> >>object1 has a foo field with a value of 4 >>object2 has a foo field with a value of 1 >>object3 has a foo field with a value of 2 >> >>What is the quickest way to retrieve an ordered subset of the items >>where the foo field is less than or equal to 3? >> >>thanks, Greg >> >>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. > >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.
