[Newbies] Best way to implement two-dimensional array

[Bert Freudenberg]

No, but this comes close:

{'key1'->'value1'. 'key2'->'value2'} as: Dictionary.

- Bert -

On Sep 2, 2007, at 12:00 , John Almberg wrote:

> H'mmm... *is* there a way to create a dictionary literal? I can't  
> seem to find an example....
>
> -- John
>
>
> On Sep 2, 2007, at 9:00 AM, John Almberg wrote:
>
>> Sorry... forgot one other thing... I'd like to be able to  
>> initialize the table using a literal, like:
>>
>> #( #(1 4 3)
>>    #(4 3 6)
>>    #(9 5 4) )
>>
>> That would be a real bonus, because the table is quite large and I  
>> want to be able to 'see' the table in the source code so I can  
>> change it easily.
>>
>> -- John
>>
>> On Sep 2, 2007, at 8:45 AM, John Almberg wrote:
>>
>>> This is a smalltalk question, but hopefully not too off-topic...
>>>
>>> I need a lookup table object... something to which I can send a  
>>> message like:
>>>
>>> anElement := myTable index1: #aSymbol index2: #anotherSymbol
>>>
>>> The underlying structure is actually a table... rows and  
>>> columns... and I want to be able to fetch elements in the table.
>>>
>>> I am thinking myTable should hold a dictionary of dictionaries,  
>>> (a hash of hashes, I might say if using another language), but I  
>>> am wondering if there is a more smalltalk-ish way to do this?
>>>
>>> Any suggestions much appreciated.
>>>
>>> -- John