Re: Search for strings

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From: Mike (vimakefile_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 10:18:49 -0700

"cody" <no_spam_deutronium@gmx.net> wrote in message
news:%23tsjJwTdEHA.1656@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > For best == least code, try:
> > > (string1+string2...).IndexOf(var1) >= 0
> > > which over-matches and is slow as it is but may do what you want for
> nice
> > > hacky test-code.

> However, such an approach wins the "sloppy, stupid and slow award" in any
> case :)

That's why I said (emphasis added):
> > and *is slow*
and
>> may do what you want for nice *hacky* test-code.

m

>
> Searching in ArrayList, Hashtable or using a switch will be better.
>
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> > Mike <vimakefile@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Depends what your def'n of best is, and when the strings get their
> values
> > > and if they're const.
> > > For best == least code, try:
> > > (string1+string2...).IndexOf(var1) >= 0
> > > which over-matches and is slow as it is but may do what you want for
> nice
> > > hacky test-code.
> >
> > No, that fails in two ways. Suppose we're trying to find "needle". It
> > doesn't appear in either of these sets:
> >
> > "aneedlea" "foo"
> >
> > or
> >
> > "nee" "dle"
> >
> > - but both of them would match.
> >
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