METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CREATING ORDERED DATA STRUCTURE

摘要

The present invention provides a method and computer program product for creating an ordered data structure for storing a plurality of data elements. The data elements to be stored are first arranged in an order. A plurality of keys is then generated for the ordered data elements such that the keys may be arranged in a sequence. Thereafter, one or more keys from the plurality of keys are associated with the ordered data elements such that the values of the keys maintain the requisite order among the ordered data elements. Finally, an ordered data structure is created for storing the ordered data elements along with the associated keys.