Embedded Hashtables

[Curtis]

Does anyone know the proper method to save information to embedded
hashtables.

I am trying to save parent/child information to hashtables but I am not
getting the correct results I have made a very simplified example of
problem with the following code:

Dim cust As New Hashtable
Dim invoice As New Hashtable
Dim invoiceLines As New Hashtable
invoiceLines.Add(1, "500")
invoiceLines.Add(2, "1000")
invoice.Add("Inv123", invoiceLines)
cust.Add("ABC", invoice)
invoiceLines.Clear()
invoice.Clear()
invoiceLines.Add(1, "123")
invoiceLines.Add(2, "10")
invoice.Add("Inv222", invoiceLines)
cust.Add("BBB", invoice)

Is there a way to correctly save this information so that it doesn't delete
the values of the first hashtables that I want saved into the cust hashtable
when I do a clear?

Thanks,
Curtis

[Curtis]

I solved my problem by using the .clone method of the hashtables like so:

Dim cust As New Hashtable
Dim invoice As New Hashtable
Dim invoiceLines As New Hashtable
invoiceLines.Add(1, "500")
invoiceLines.Add(2, "1000")
invoice.Add("Inv123", invoiceLines.Clone)
cust.Add("ABC", invoice.Clone)
invoiceLines.Clear()
invoice.Clear()
invoiceLines.Add(1, "123")
invoiceLines.Add(2, "10")
invoice.Add("Inv222", invoiceLines.Clone)
cust.Add("BBB", invoice.Clone)

Curtis

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Does anyone know the proper method to save information to embedded
hashtables.

I am trying to save parent/child information to hashtables but I am not
getting the correct results I have made a very simplified example of
problem with the following code:

Dim cust As New Hashtable
Dim invoice As New Hashtable
Dim invoiceLines As New Hashtable
invoiceLines.Add(1, "500")
invoiceLines.Add(2, "1000")
invoice.Add("Inv123", invoiceLines)
cust.Add("ABC", invoice)
invoiceLines.Clear()
invoice.Clear()
invoiceLines.Add(1, "123")
invoiceLines.Add(2, "10")
invoice.Add("Inv222", invoiceLines)
cust.Add("BBB", invoice)

Is there a way to correctly save this information so that it doesn't
delete the values of the first hashtables that I want saved into the cust
hashtable when I do a clear?

Thanks,
Curtis