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- This is the README file for Tie::IxHash, the Perl module that
- implements ordered in-memory associative arrays.
-
- It requires:
- Perl Version 5.003 or later.
-
- If you have been led to believe that associative arrays in perl
- don't preserve order, and if you have ever craved for that feature,
- this module is for you. Simply declare a "tie" for the hash variable
- that you want to be order-preserving, and forget that limitation
- ever existed. You can do other nifty things with the tied hash object
- that you may be used to doing with arrays, like Push(), Pop() and
- Splice().
-
- If you don't know what "tie" means, you should look at the
- perltie(1) manpage in a recent perl distribution, or in the
- index of one of the numerous books on perl.
-
- If you don't know what "perl" is, you don't need this software.
-
- See the embedded documentation in the module file for details.
-
- Don't forget to send your comments!
-
- - Sarathy.
- gsar@umich.edu
-
- -----------
-
- Installation:
-
- perl Makefile.PL
- make install
-
- If you run into problems due to whatever reason in running the above,
- simply move the file IxHash.pm over into $PERL5LIB/Tie/IxHash.pm (where
- $PERL5LIB stands for the place where your standard perl library files
- are located) and you'll be okay.
-
-