Right now my program is stomping my CPU... How do the following attribute of a hash key: size (something like an alphanumeric string about 70 chars wide) similarity (groups of about 30% of the keys are similar for the 1st n-10 characters affect the performance of: key listings (things like grep /pattern/, keys %hash) key lookups (referencing $hash{$key})
What are the key factors in /good performing/ hash keys? Thank you for your input. -- Shawn Leas [EMAIL PROTECTED] I bought a dog the other day... I named him Stay. It's fun to call him... "Come here, Stay! Come here, Stay!" He went insane. Now he just ignores me and keeps typing. -- Stephen Wright -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]