RE: FW: [collections][primitives] Primitive-value maps

[ASHWIN Suresh <a....@sigmatel.net.ma>]

> >There's apparently a lot of work going on with these 
> classes, so check 
> >it out.

Alright, then, can you tell me what area there is a lot of work going on in?
Thanks.

And sorry if you found the label inappropriate. I had originally meant to
ask about a "collection" of primitives.

Ash





> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arun Thomas [mailto:arun.thomas@paybytouch.com]
> 
> 
> Nope, 
> 
> You're not missing something here - there doesn't seem to be 
> anything in that vein right now in primitives - seems like a 
> potential area for improvement.  However, you might want to 
> label emails regarding primitives as [primitives] rather than 
> [collections]. 
> 
> -AMT
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ash .. [mailto:equinus100@hotmail.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 10:32 AM
> To: commons-dev@jakarta.apache.org
> Subject: RE: FW: [collections] Primitive-value maps
> 
> 
> Hi Arun,
> 
> I had a look at Primitives, but I didnt find anything on 
> primitive-value 
> maps.
> Am I missing something here?
> 
> Ashwin
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Arun Thomas [mailto:arun.thomas@paybytouch.com]
> >Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 17:54
> >
> >
> >Ash,
> >
> >Classes for this purpose which previously existed in 
> COLLECTIONS were 
> >moved to the Sandbox project - PRIMITIVES.  Please take a 
> look there.  
> >There's apparently a lot of work going on with these 
> classes, so check 
> >it out.
> >
> >-AMT
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Ash .. [mailto:equinus100@hotmail.com]
> >Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 9:51 AM
> >To: commons-dev@jakarta.apache.org
> >Cc: equinus100@hotmail.com
> >Subject: [collections] Primitive-value maps
> >
> >
> >While waiting for a +1 on the MapUtils.getPrimxxxValue() methods, I 
> >have been wondering why the commons collections framework 
> does not have 
> >Maps that
> >
> >store and help retrieve primitive values.
> >
> >Stuff like IntMap with put(Object key, int value), etc.
> >
> >I mean, when there are primitive-value collections (lists and sets), 
> >why
> >not
> >
> >map? Maybe this was discussed before. In any case, perhaps 
> we can have
> >them.
> >
> >Comments.
> >
> >Ash
> >
> >
> 
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