On Oct 2, 9:55 am, "Sean Clark Hess" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is the best way to track order in a model? For example, maybe the user > can reorder items in a todo list. > I've thought of including a field called "order" or something, but then I'd > have to update every single one when I change the order. I've also thought > of specifying the "order" as a number in the thousands, and just halve the > difference whenever something is inserted between something else. > > I could try to create some kind of linked-list in the database (so, specify > "nextItem" and then update them accordingly), but that's kind of hacky. > > One other idea is to have a separate model that tracks the order somehow. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks! > ~sean
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