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From: Jacob Sparre Andersen <jacob@jacob-sparre.dk>
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Subject: Re: Array of Unbounded_String vs Indefinite_Vectors(Natural, String)
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 19:30:15 +0200
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Shark8 wrote:

> Because I've found it to be the most natural solution to the problem
> when I've had to do something similar. Though, to be fair, I /was/
> storing constant words (commands [or tokens]) rather than mutable
> strings that could change length.

Good point.

If you're planning to change the strings after they have been inserted,
that may be an argument in favour of using Unbounded_String (and thus
allowing a "plain" array for the data structure).

You might also consider if array/vector is the right kind of data
structure.  Are you sure it isn't a list or a set?

Greetings,

Jacob
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