Re: get(gca) ordered alphabetically?

[Ben Abbott]

On Feb 10, 2012, at 6:06 PM, Judd Storrs wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Ben Abbott <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
>> I like idea of ordering the properties by when they were created. Even so, 
>> the current situation could be improved. If you're interested in providing a 
>> patch, take a look at graphics.h.in.
> 
> Wouldn't a hash table be more efficient? Is there any reason to order
> them at all?
> 
> --judd

I'm don't know enough about c++ and the graphics code to know, but I'd assumed 
the properties were implemented using a hash table.

The order displayed is identical to the order in which the keys (field names) 
were created.

Ben