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©Copyright 1996 Rogue Wave Software
Chapter 13: Smalltalk-Like Collection
Classes
Tables of the Smalltalk-like Classes❍
Example❍
Choosing a Smalltalk-like Collection Class❍
Bags Versus Sets Versus Hash Tables■
Sequenceable Classes■
Dictionaries■
Virtual Functions Inherited From RWCollection❍
insert()■
find() and Friends■
remove() Functions■
apply() Functions■
Functions clear() and clearAndDestroy()■
Other Functions Shared by All RWCollections❍
Class Conversions■
Inserting and Removing Other Collections■
Selection■
Virtual Functions Inherited from RWSequenceable❍
A Note on How Objects are Found❍
Hashing■
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.
These collection classes have a few disadvantages: they are slightly slower and not completely