Ok :-) On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 11:15 PM, Amy <[email protected]> wrote:
> --- In [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, "Fotis > Chatzinikos" > <fotis.chatzini...@...> wrote: > > > > Hi Amy, > > > > I replied to your mail because it was the last in the conversation > (I do not > > use the web based interface-just gmail), and i usually reply to the > last > > message and not the original question...Does this mess up the web > view? > > I'm thinking that replying to someone who didn't make the point > you're arguing with will always be confusing to anyone reading it, > with the possible exception of politicians. > > > Your solution is similar to mine, i just use a custom data > structure where > > you chose to use the framework provided one. > > As for the 'icky' bit, are you sure that your hierarchical data > structure > > does not use pointers to parent nodes internally? (Have not used it > so i do > > not know) > > No, I don't know that it doesn't do this. But I suspect from other > bits of the FW code that I've looked at that what they have is a > dictionary that associates the parent with the child node rather than > storing the parent _in_ the child. I'd rather not think about it too > much, because my husband's employer doesn't provide very good life > insurance for spouses ;-). At any rate, if the FW code _does_ do > this, it's hidden from my sensitive eyes and I can completely > disclaim responsibility for any ickiness that might be associated. > > -Amy > > > -- Fotis Chatzinikos, Ph.D. Founder, Phinnovation [email protected],
