FindMapElement and #PB_String_NoCase

[Seymour Clufley]

I think this would be useful.

[Trond]

Why don't you make all elements lowercase and then use findmapelement(map(), lcase(string))?

[Seymour Clufley]

Why don't you make all elements lowercase and then use findmapelement(map(), lcase(string))?

Well yes, that would be one solution. But I think #PB_String_NoCase would be easier to code, and would bring that command in line with FindString().

[STARGÅTE]

but the problem ist:

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NewMap Test.i()

Test("Case") = 1
Test("casE") = 2

Debug Test("Case")
Debug Test("casE")

FindMapElement(Test(), "case", #PB_String_NoCase)

which element is now to be found?
Case ?
casE ?
or none Element, because it is not unique ?

[Seymour Clufley]

That would be for Fred/Freak to decide.

I would suggest the first element that is found. If the programmer is using #PB_String_NoCase he should be aware if there could be multiple matching elements in the map and it's a risk he can choose to take.

[Rescator]

A #PB_String_NoCase would also slow down the hash map a lot, in fact it might be almost as fast to just use a list I suspect.