NAME

Hub::Knots::SortedHash - Sorted Hash

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

The functions keys, values, and each will return the hash entries in the order they were created.

PUBLIC METHODS

clear_sort_keys

set_sort_keys

INTERNAL METHODS

TIEHASH

Initialize private hash members

STORE

Add the key to the sorted list

FETCH

FIRSTKEY

Set iterator to zero and return the first key in the sorted list

NEXTKEY

Increment the iterator return the key at that index

DELETE

Remove the key from the sorted list

AUTHOR

Ryan Gies (ryangies@livesite.net)

COPYRIGHT

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UPDATED

08/02/2007