Kaveh Bazargan wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Feb 2019 at 23:12, Richard Gaskin wrote:
>
>> Kaveh Bazargan wrote:
>>
>> > My use case might be unusual in that I have several itemdelimiters
>> > in the same text. I need to record what each one is, but they must
>> > not be the same. I might be going off topic here, but I thought it
>> > is a simple way of generating a text that is guaranteed to be
>> > unique.
>>
>> The UUID function is ideal for getting a unique string.
>>
>> But maybe simpler, have you considered using an array?
>>
> Hi Richard
>
> So far I have used arrays very rarely. Not sure why.
>
> I did not know about UUID.
>
> One advantage of using the milliseconds is that it gives me an
> automated timeline and speed of events, just by comparing the
> itemdelimiter. But my use case is probably very specific.
If it's working and you're happy keep doing it.
At some point you may find arrays very powerful. This circumstance seems
a natural fit for them, as they keep data separated -- even binary data
-- while remaining blindingly fast to get at the piece you want whenever
you want it.
--
Richard Gaskin
Fourth World Systems
Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web
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