Map 2 strings

[drkybelk]

Hi,
I wonder whether there is a Type in VB that enables me to map strings to each other (similar to the std C++ map<type1,type2>). Or do I have to implement it myself.
An array won't do, as I want to avoid iterating through the list everytime I need an element.
What I want to achieve is something like:

Dim x as map ' between strings
Dim s as String

x.Add("Key1", "Value1")
x.Add("Key2", "Value2")
x.Add("Key3", "Value3")
x.Add("Key4", "Value4")

s = x.GetValue("Key3") ' delivers "Value3")

Anybody got an idea?

Cheers,

D

[yhilewitz]

Use a collection

Dim x As New Collection
x.Add "value1", "key1"
x.Add "value2", "key2"
x.Add "value3", "key3"
x.Add "value4", "key4"

And MsgBox x.Item("key3") will return "value3"

[Phil Weber]

You might also look at the Scripting.Dictionary class in the Microsoft Scripting Runtime (scrrun.dll).