the keys of myArray

[Richard Gaskin]

jbv wrote:
 > I was just wondering if there was a way to avoid putting the
 > keys into a variable and having to sort that variable... any
 > clue about the order in which keys are stored (and output)
 > could help bypass that sorting step...

My limited understanding is that the order is related to the hashing 
scheme used to index them internally, which is why accessing array 
elements by key is so blazingly fast.

Given this apparent relationship between array elements and memory 
addresses, it may be simpler to turn the question around and look at it 
from a different angle:

Where does the data come from before being put into the array, and what 
are the keys comprised of?

There may be other ways to handle this, although if using the built-in 
sort command will do what you need it's reasonably efficient.  It's only 
one line of code -- was it causing a problem in your script?

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