Re: [Boost-users] [multi index].[composite key] Indexcreationatrun-time.

From: Joaquín Mª López Muñoz (joaquin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-06-09 05:55:54

Prashant Thakre ha escrito:

> Hi,
> > Excuse me, but I don't get what your suggestion or question is.
> > Would you mind rephrasing or elaborating some more?
> > Thank you.
>  Wrong choice of words I would say, wasn't trying to suggest anything :(
>  I actually wanted to know the type of container best suited in terms of
> performance, insert/lookup operations and memory requirements from the two
> listed below (keys are known only at run-time):
>  1. Composite keys and hashed indices.
>  2. Hashed indices.
>

I don't think composite keys introduce any run-time penalty, so both
scenarios should be pretty much equivalent. On the other hand, scenario
#2 is the only one we have more or less developed in this thread, so
I'd say go for it.

> Regards,
> Prashant Thakre

Thanks for using Boost.MultiIndex,

Joaquín M López Muñoz
Telefónica, Investigación y Desarrollo