"Martin Pirker" <nospam / tugraz.at> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:3fd5672f$0$11742$3b214f66 / aconews.univie.ac.at... > > simply scanning memory is fast. > > with numerical values I agree > > however with mixed data taking notes of previous iteratings "feels" > cheaper to me Maybe it helps if you give more information about the nature of the problem you are trying to solve. Regards robert