Collection, HashTable or SortedList?

[DraguVaso]

Hi,

I read somewhere that it would be better to use a HashTable or a SortedList
instead of a collection in VB.NET. Is this true and why is this better? Is
it faster or more performant or ...?

Any info would be nice!

Pieter

[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Hi,

The hashtable and sortedlist store data in a dictonary entry
(key, data) making it easier to look up values. The collection supports the
ilist interface allowing you to databind a collection.

Ken
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"DraguVaso" <pi**********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi,

I read somewhere that it would be better to use a HashTable or a SortedList
instead of a collection in VB.NET. Is this true and why is this better? Is
it faster or more performant or ...?

Any info would be nice!

Pieter

[DraguVaso]

Hm, but is there anyone of them (or maybe another) that has better
perfomance than the others?

"Ken Tucker [MVP]" <vb***@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:Oc**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

Hi,

The hashtable and sortedlist store data in a dictonary entry
(key, data) making it easier to look up values. The collection supports the ilist interface allowing you to databind a collection.

Ken
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"DraguVaso" <pi**********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O8**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
Hi,

I read somewhere that it would be better to use a HashTable or a SortedList instead of a collection in VB.NET. Is this true and why is this better? Is
it faster or more performant or ...?

Any info would be nice!

Pieter

[Andy Becker]

"DraguVaso" <pi**********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

Hm, but is there anyone of them (or maybe another) that has better
perfomance than the others?

I use all three, and have never seen a measurable difference. It is all
fast as blazes.

Best Regards,

Andy