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Using hash tables for my betting system #251609 26/02/15 04:06 AM
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OP Newbie Babel fish N Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 79	I keep hearing that hash tables are a faster and more efficient way of storing information that does not need to be stored. However my question is whether a key can have multiple values or only one? From what I've seen you can only have one value per key meaning that I would have to make 2+ hash tables. Code: on :TEXT:!bet : { if ($2 isnum) { msg # /me To bet type --> !bet boss dinocoins <-- } else { hmake $2 hadd $nick $3 msg # $nick has wagered $3 on boss $2. } } So when someone types !bet (boss name) (points) it will make a hash table for that boss. But is it possible to make a key with several people instead of having to make a new hash table for every option?

Re: Using hash tables for my betting system Newbie #251619 26/02/15 06:09 AM
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Sakana Fjord artisan S Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 259	Yep, just use $gettok on the key

Re: Using hash tables for my betting system Sakana #251621 26/02/15 06:23 AM
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OP Newbie Babel fish N Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 79	But the key can't have more than one item? For example, instead of what I have I want it to be Code: hmake bets hadd bets $3 $nick Where $3 would be the boss. So in the end I would have one key $3 which is equal to multiple $nicks. Is that possible?

Re: Using hash tables for my betting system Newbie #251626 26/02/15 06:51 AM
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Sakana Fjord artisan S Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 259	Oops, I meant $gettok on the value/item :-p Yeah, they cant hold more than 1 value, but a string is still just 1 value

Re: Using hash tables for my betting system Sakana #251627 26/02/15 07:01 AM
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OP Newbie Babel fish N Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 79	Oh, so I would basically go, Code: var %included $hget(bets,boss_name) $hadd bets %included $+ ,$nick $gettok($hget(bets,boss_name),N,44)

Re: Using hash tables for my betting system Newbie #251631 26/02/15 07:19 AM
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Sakana Fjord artisan S Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 259	Your hadd line seems wrong. Something like this? Code: hadd bets $nick $2- $gettok($hget(bets,$nick),N,32)

Re: Using hash tables for my betting system Sakana #251632 26/02/15 07:21 AM
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OP Newbie Babel fish N Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 79	Ok, and the 32 simply means space if I remember correctly

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