Queues

[koure]

Hi

Im new to vb.net and I m using a queue to my program to queue the client name. The problem is that I want to queue the client id as well in a row. For example

queue(0) = Mark, 764
queue(1) = John , 345

is there any way to do that?

thanks in advance

 

[JuggaloBrotha]

Sure, there are multiple ways of doing this, I'll explain 2 of them.
1. Store strings in the queue and use a special character (something that would never appear in someone's name or ID), like the tilde "~". When putting items into the queue:
queue.Add(ClientName & "~" & ClientID) which would be "Mark~764" for example. Then go get the data back, use String.Split("~") to get a two element array being:
NextClient() = CStr(queue.GetNextItem()).Split("~")
NextClient(0) is the Name and NextClient(1) is the ID

2. Make a class that has 2 properties: Name and ID. After filling in the two properties, add it to the queue. Obviously to get them back, use the classes properties.

 

[koure]

thanks for your reply

Which is the best one to use. I mean in terms of performance and speed?

thanks

 

[JuggaloBrotha]

Performance and speed? I dunno, easy to make and maintain, I'd go with making a quick, small class.