Chapter 13: smalltalk-like collection classes – HP Integrity NonStop J-Series User Manual

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©Copyright 1996 Rogue Wave Software

Chapter 13: Smalltalk-Like Collection
Classes

Tables of the Smalltalk-like Classes

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Example

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Choosing a Smalltalk-like Collection Class

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Bags Versus Sets Versus Hash Tables

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Sequenceable Classes

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Dictionaries

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Virtual Functions Inherited From RWCollection

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insert()

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find() and Friends

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remove() Functions

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apply() Functions

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Functions clear() and clearAndDestroy()

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Other Functions Shared by All RWCollections

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Class Conversions

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Inserting and Removing Other Collections

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Selection

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Virtual Functions Inherited from RWSequenceable

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A Note on How Objects are Found

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Hashing

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The Smalltalk-like collection classes are the third general type of collection class provided by
Tools.h++. Based on the language Smalltalk-80, these collections require that their collected
objects singly or multiply inherit from the abstract base class

RWCollectable

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These collection classes have a few disadvantages: they are slightly slower and not completely

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