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Description

 

Hash Table implements a data structure container able to store/retrieve/delete a Key/Value relationship.

 

A Hash Table containers has the following characteristics:

•one-to-one Key/Value relationship

•Key must be unique

•Key is Case Sensitive

•nulls are not allowed in a String Key but can be used in String Value

•Value stored/retrieved/removed using lookup Key

•Hash Table is in unpredictable order

•store/restore to/from String or File

 

 

Additional information about Hash Table

 

Use Wikipedia as source of information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_table

 

 

How to use in thinBasic

 

As a minimum, the following are the step required to use an Hash Table:

1.use Hash_New to create a new hash table

2.use Hash_Set to add/change key/value pairs

3.use Hash_Get to retrieve key/value pairs

4.use Hash_Free to remove the entire hast table and all associated key/value pairs