Re^3: Difference between array and a hash? (Newbie concerns)

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Pseudohash goes the other way, though. Pseudohashes were arrays internally, with a hash glued on so that the items could be accessed by key. The "ordered hash" as provided by PHP or IxHash is a hash primarily, with an array glued on to provide an ordering.

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Re^4: Difference between array and a hash? (Newbie concerns) by Anonymous Monk on Jul 31, 2009 at 09:33 UTC
Those are implementation details, not really relevant to how you use either	[reply]
Re^5: Difference between array and a hash? (Newbie concerns) by hobbs (Monk) on Jul 31, 2009 at 09:56 UTC
The fact that they're two completely different things, accessed totally differently, and used totally differently, is not such a minor detail.	[reply]

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