From: gabriele renzi <surrender_it@...1.vip.ukl.yahoo.com>
Date: 2003-12-24T09:36:50+09:00
Subject: Re: Does String cache its 'hash' return value?

il Wed, 24 Dec 2003 00:11:27 +0000, Asfand Yar Qazi
<im_not_giving_it_here@i_hate_spam.com> ha scritto::


>> 
>> 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?

why the should'nt ? Many lybraries make use of symbols as constants,
ruby-gtk or Pdf::Writer are examples.. and, btw "everything is an
object" make everything work as everything else :)