Speeding up method searches

Tue Apr 11 23:24:00 GMT 2000

>> What if we replace the hash table in natString.cc with a
>> java.util.Hashtable?

Bryce> I don't think so. Interned strings should still be collectable,
Bryce> right?
Yeah, duh. Thanks.
Bryce> Maybe we can put a special finalizer in natString.cc and call
Bryce> _Jv_RegisterFinalizer from String.intern()?
Yeah, we can do this. String is already special; making it special in
one more way won't hurt.
Bryce> I would say that Interning should be as fast as possible if we
Bryce> are going to be calling it on every method name and signature
Bryce> of every initialized class.
Good point.
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