CompareMode Property, Dictionary class

Description

Sets and returns the comparison method for comparing string keys in the Dictionary object.

Syntax

vCompareMode = Dictionary.CompareMode
Dictionary.CompareMode = vCompareMode

Returns

CompareMethod - Comparison method for comparing string keys in a Dictionary object.

Examples

CompareMode sample

  Dim D As New Multi.Dictionary
  
  D.CompareMode = BinaryCompare
  
  D("Martin") = 3812
  D("Alex") = 2534
  
  'OK, binary compare
  D.Add "MArtin", 1520
  D.Add "MARtin", 1130
  
  
  D.RemoveAll
  D.CompareMode = TextCompare
  
  D("Martin") = 3812
  D("Alex") = 2534
  
  'Err, Martin = MArtin
  D.Add "MArtin", 1520
  D.Add "MARtin", 1130

Other links for CompareMode

Methods of Dictionary class

Add, Connect, Exists, Lock, Remove, RemoveAll, UniqueKeys, Unlock

Properties of Dictionary class

CompareMode, Count, Item, Items, ItemsCount, Key, Keys, KeysCount

Multi.Dictionary

Free threaded dictionary object. Lets you work with unique/non-unique keys, any VARIANT values and connect to other dictionary in the same process.
Dictionary is a COM class specially designed as a free-threaded dictionary in Application scope of ASP/ASP.Net pages. It also works with script other engines in VB Script and JScript (ASP,ASP.Net, WSH, CHM, HTA), VB Net, Visual basic (VBA - VB 5, VB 6, Word, Excel, Access, …), C#, J#, C++, ASP, ASP.Net, Delphi and with T-SQL OLE functions - see Use ByteArray object article. You can also use the object in other programming environments with COM support, such is PowerBuilder.
Source code for Dictionary is available within distribution license, please see License page for Multi Dictionary or License page for ScriptUtilities and Huge ASP file upload.

Multi

Multithreaded dictionary object. Lets you work with unique/non-unique keys in VBA/VBS/ASP/WHS envinronment (share application/session variables in ASP)

	CompareMode
	Property
	Member of Multi.Dictionary