From: Asfand Yar Qazi <im_not_giving_it_here@..._hate_spam.com>
Date: 2003-12-24T09:06:51+09:00
Subject: Re: Does String cache its 'hash' return value?

Florian Frank wrote:
> On Tue, 2003-12-23 at 01:56, Asfand Yar Qazi wrote:
> 
>>What I mean is, if I repeatedly call a String's hash method (i.e. like 
>>using it regularly to access a Hash) will the hash value get 
>>recalculated every time?
> 
> 
> Yes, it will. Have you considered unsing Symbols instead of Strings?
> The hash value "calculation" of a Symbol is O(1).
> 

Depends... if Symbols are used as the keys for a hash table, can they be 
as easily accessed from extension modules as if Strings were used?







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