I am trying to track counts of values - I guess an 2-dimn array would be the
way to go?

Basically I want a string in the first position and an integer in the
second:

"This strValue", 5
"That strValue", 21
"Other strValue", 2
....

and i don't know what the values are, nor how many values there will be, so
the array will have to grow as I process the incoming data.

I also need to grab a value from my data stream, look it up in this array,
if its there, bump the value by one - if its not here, grow the array and
put a one to the value.

I'm trying to find out if this should be done in an array, a collection?, or
other.

From searching and reviewing all the sample code out there is confusing me I
guess.

Any help appreciated. Thanks, joe

See if a hashtable meets your needs:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...classtopic.asp

Cheers
Daniel
--
http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/


"joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uST$zT%(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am trying to track counts of values - I guess an 2-dimn array would be
>the
> way to go?
>
> Basically I want a string in the first position and an integer in the
> second:
>
> "This strValue", 5
> "That strValue", 21
> "Other strValue", 2
> ...
>
> and i don't know what the values are, nor how many values there will be,
> so
> the array will have to grow as I process the incoming data.
>
> I also need to grab a value from my data stream, look it up in this array,
> if its there, bump the value by one - if its not here, grow the array and
> put a one to the value.
>
> I'm trying to find out if this should be done in an array, a collection?,
> or
> other.
>
> From searching and reviewing all the sample code out there is confusing me
> I
> guess.
>
> Any help appreciated. Thanks, joe
>
>

Thanks Daniel, this looks real promising.

I have figured out how to add my key/value pairs, how to display them later
(like that was tough to figure out with the help files) and how to lookup a
given key to verify that it exists.

But to update the counter each time its found, I'm not seeing. Does the Add
method search for a dup and allow an update if it does indeed exist? I
can't seem to find an answer to this one.

Thanks again!

"Daniel Moth" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uBpblj%(E-Mail Removed)...
> See if a hashtable meets your needs:
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...classtopic.asp
>
> Cheers
> Daniel
> --
> http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/
>
>
> "joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:uST$zT%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I am trying to track counts of values - I guess an 2-dimn array would be
> >the
> > way to go?
> >
> > Basically I want a string in the first position and an integer in the
> > second:
> >
> > "This strValue", 5
> > "That strValue", 21
> > "Other strValue", 2
> > ...
> >
> > and i don't know what the values are, nor how many values there will be,
> > so
> > the array will have to grow as I process the incoming data.
> >
> > I also need to grab a value from my data stream, look it up in this
array,
> > if its there, bump the value by one - if its not here, grow the array
and
> > put a one to the value.
> >
> > I'm trying to find out if this should be done in an array, a
collection?,
> > or
> > other.
> >
> > From searching and reviewing all the sample code out there is confusing
me
> > I
> > guess.
> >
> > Any help appreciated. Thanks, joe
> >
> >
>
>

Ah, I found it. Thanks Daniel - this works like a charm!

"joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uyKHAw%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks Daniel, this looks real promising.
>
> I have figured out how to add my key/value pairs, how to display them
later
> (like that was tough to figure out with the help files) and how to lookup
a
> given key to verify that it exists.
>
> But to update the counter each time its found, I'm not seeing. Does the
Add
> method search for a dup and allow an update if it does indeed exist? I
> can't seem to find an answer to this one.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> "Daniel Moth" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:uBpblj%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > See if a hashtable meets your needs:
> >
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...classtopic.asp
> >
> > Cheers
> > Daniel
> > --
> > http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/
> >
> >
> > "joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:uST$zT%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >I am trying to track counts of values - I guess an 2-dimn array would
be
> > >the
> > > way to go?
> > >
> > > Basically I want a string in the first position and an integer in the
> > > second:
> > >
> > > "This strValue", 5
> > > "That strValue", 21
> > > "Other strValue", 2
> > > ...
> > >
> > > and i don't know what the values are, nor how many values there will
be,
> > > so
> > > the array will have to grow as I process the incoming data.
> > >
> > > I also need to grab a value from my data stream, look it up in this
> array,
> > > if its there, bump the value by one - if its not here, grow the array
> and
> > > put a one to the value.
> > >
> > > I'm trying to find out if this should be done in an array, a
> collection?,
> > > or
> > > other.
> > >
> > > From searching and reviewing all the sample code out there is
confusing
> me
> > > I
> > > guess.
> > >
> > > Any help appreciated. Thanks, joe
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

HastTables can't be sorted ... doesn't appear that SortedList is supported
in the CF. How can I get around this? I need to display my key/values in
key-sorted order.


"Daniel Moth" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uBpblj%(E-Mail Removed)...
> See if a hashtable meets your needs:
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...classtopic.asp
>
> Cheers
> Daniel
> --
> http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/
>
>
> "joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:uST$zT%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I am trying to track counts of values - I guess an 2-dimn array would be
> >the
> > way to go?
> >
> > Basically I want a string in the first position and an integer in the
> > second:
> >
> > "This strValue", 5
> > "That strValue", 21
> > "Other strValue", 2
> > ...
> >
> > and i don't know what the values are, nor how many values there will be,
> > so
> > the array will have to grow as I process the incoming data.
> >
> > I also need to grab a value from my data stream, look it up in this
array,
> > if its there, bump the value by one - if its not here, grow the array
and
> > put a one to the value.
> >
> > I'm trying to find out if this should be done in an array, a
collection?,
> > or
> > other.
> >
> > From searching and reviewing all the sample code out there is confusing
me
> > I
> > guess.
> >
> > Any help appreciated. Thanks, joe
> >
> >
>
>

I guess you found the Item property for your previous question:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...sitemtopic.asp

For sorting there is a similar thread in the archives. Check it out:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...1ae9218&rnum=1

I would retrieve the Keys, sort them, and then iterate over the sorted keys
retrieving items from the hashtable.

Cheers
Daniel
--
http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/


"joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%234etnZ$(E-Mail Removed)...
> HastTables can't be sorted ... doesn't appear that SortedList is
> supported
> in the CF. How can I get around this? I need to display my key/values in
> key-sorted order.
>
>
> "Daniel Moth" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:uBpblj%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> See if a hashtable meets your needs:
>>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...classtopic.asp
>>
>> Cheers
>> Daniel
>> --
>> http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/
>>
>>
>> "joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:uST$zT%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I am trying to track counts of values - I guess an 2-dimn array would be
>> >the
>> > way to go?
>> >
>> > Basically I want a string in the first position and an integer in the
>> > second:
>> >
>> > "This strValue", 5
>> > "That strValue", 21
>> > "Other strValue", 2
>> > ...
>> >
>> > and i don't know what the values are, nor how many values there will
>> > be,
>> > so
>> > the array will have to grow as I process the incoming data.
>> >
>> > I also need to grab a value from my data stream, look it up in this
> array,
>> > if its there, bump the value by one - if its not here, grow the array
> and
>> > put a one to the value.
>> >
>> > I'm trying to find out if this should be done in an array, a
> collection?,
>> > or
>> > other.
>> >
>> > From searching and reviewing all the sample code out there is confusing
> me
>> > I
>> > guess.
>> >
>> > Any help appreciated. Thanks, joe
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

> For sorting there is a similar thread in the archives. Check it out:
>
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...1ae9218&rnum=1

Yes, I have been reviewing that thread and the accompanying codeproject
articles. But wow, just to sort a list that was a lot of stuff. I
digressed into basically what you lead me to below; testing it now. Maybe
this is exactly what the articles were talking about, but if so, he sure
took a round about way of explaining it (or maybe I'm slow on this sunday
afternoon -more probable).

>
> I would retrieve the Keys, sort them, and then iterate over the sorted
keys
> retrieving items from the hashtable.
>

Thanks Daniel, I think I got 'er working now. Much appreciated.