[PD] Array with text named indices?

[Jack]

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Jack


Le jeudi 11 mars 2010 à 06:18 -0800, saint a écrit :
> Hi all,
> 
> Does anybody know of a way of storing a bunch of data in an array-style container that uses a text-based name instead of an index number to lookup values?
> 
> Hopefully with a save to disk feature? (like textfile)
> 
> Basically I'm looking for an object that can store something like...
> 
> blahBlahBlahItem 0.5678;
> strawberryJam 700001;
> underwearForSwimming 0;
> endangeredLunchbox 1;
> 
> 
> It seems that I could use textfile for this but my programming is cumbersome for anything that's not just adding to the list. (i.e. changing the value of 'endangeredLunchbox' to 2.)
> And I seem to have to traverse most of the textfile until I receive a symbol match for lookup?
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance as always,
> 
> John.
> 
> 
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