How can i store a Huffman dictionary, example using heap?

Hi everybody,

I'm new in Matlab and I'm studing about Huffman.

I'm using huffmandict to create a dictionary, but I don't know an efficient way to store the dictionary. I'm looking for a way to turn the dictionary into array, example using heap.

My dictionary is like:

    dict = 

    [ 32]    [1x4 double]
    [ 33]    [1x4 double]
    [ 74]    [1x4 double]
    [ 83]    [1x4 double]
    [ 97]    [1x2 double]
    [105]    [1x4 double]
    [109]    [1x4 double]
    [110]    [1x4 double]
    [111]    [1x3 double]
    [112]    [1x4 double]
    [115]    [1x3 double]

Thank you for help.

[Geoff Hayes]

Jonas - is heap something from the File Exchange?