[SR-Users] AVP string or integer ID

[Daniel-Constantin Mierla]

Hello,

On 8/28/12 11:19 AM, Vitaliy Aleksandrov wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I'm working with kamailio for about 1 year and still don't understand 
> difference between integer and string IDs of AVPs.
> Is it just a question of usability ?
yes, it is just a matter of addressing, integers id were supposed to be 
faster to find in the AVPs list, but they are more meaningless, making 
them harder to work with over the time. String IDs have also internal 
optimizations for searching, so there is not noticeable performance 
difference.

It is recommended to use strings, unless one is really concerned about 
performance.

Cheers,
Daniel

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