--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> lookdict_string is used for most lookups of the form
> obj.attr
> because they are never found to have non-string keys
> entered or searched.
>
> Furthermore, most of these string keys are
> "interned",
> which I believe makes the check
> if (ep->me_key == NULL || ep->me_key == key)
> return ep;
> return a result without comparing the contents of
> the strings.
What exactly does it mean to "intern" a string?
Thanks!
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