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Store Variables

Posted by Prashant on July 02, 2001 at 3:20 PM

Is it possible to use hashtables to store variables, if yes, how?
thanks
Prashant

As I understand it from my experience in Data Structures:
> The following points will help decide between Hashtables and Arrays:
> 1) Order : If the order in which the individual elements are added is important, an Array needs to be used.
> 2) Random access: If you require a random and quick access to individual elements, an Array can be used.
> 3) Search: If you are not sure where the individual element is located in the list but need to search for it, a Hashtable will be useful.

> Regards
> Kumar

> > Hashtable is for storing values like , combination. It is something like a [n][2] dimension array. You can use this when ever you want to retrieve a value based on a key .. like in chatting , where "user1" is in room "room" whenever you want you can get his room and change his room using the . If u still have doubt mail me so that i can send u a demo.