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Booers
Booers

Reputation: 351

How can I access the last object added to a HashSet?

I have a HashSet that is a collection of client sockets. When a client connects, the socket is added to the HashSet. I then need to access that socket, but I don't know how to access it in the HashSet.

... 
clientSockets.Add(listenerSocket.EndAccept(async));
WaitForData(lastAddedSocket);
....

How could I determine what lastAddedSocket is?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 5377

Answers (3)

Daniel Mošmondor
Daniel Mošmondor

Reputation: 19956

You will probably want your last to be previous-last when you delete the last one. I recommend using Queue<> in addition to the HashSet so you will be able always remember the sequence in which they arrived, in case that last goes away.

Upvotes: 0

Spencer Ruport
Spencer Ruport

Reputation: 35117

It is generally understood that a hashset's order is not guaranteed. While the Java documentation comes right out and says this the closest the MSDN comes is

A set is a collection that contains no duplicate elements, and whose elements are in no particular order.

Information thanks to: Does HashSet preserve insertion order?

That said, it should be fairly easy for you to preserve your last socket yourself.

Upvotes: 2

mgiuca
mgiuca

Reputation: 21357

There is no way to ask a HashSet "what was the last thing that was added to you?" The order is all jumbled up.

You should simply keep a separate variable called lastAddedSocket. Every time you add a socket to the HashSet, also assign it to lastAddedSocket. Then you will be able to look it up easily and in constant time.

Upvotes: 7

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