[DGD] Re: map_indices guaranteed to be alphabetical?
Erwin Harte
harte at is-here.com
Sat Feb 21 02:34:07 CET 2004
On Fri, Feb 20, 2004 at 05:11:51PM -0800, Noah Gibbs wrote:
> I've hit a point of contention with another programmer. I thought
> that map_indices() wasn't guaranteed to return the indices in ASCII
> order. The other programmer claims it is. I know it usually does, but
> will it always?
I've built many a program on the assumption that it does. Rest
assured that a hitman will be hired if Dworkin ever changes that
behaviour. ;-)
Yes, the indices as returned by map_indices() will always be sorted
appropriately within each type.
Erwin.
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Erwin Harte <harte at is-here.com>
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