Class Precedence List:

hash-table, t

Description:

Hash tables provide a way of mapping any object (a key) to an associated object (a value).

See Also:

Section 18.1 (Hash Table Concepts), Section 22.1.3.13 (Printing Other Objects)

Notes:

The intent is that this mapping be implemented by a hashing mechanism, such as that described in Section 6.4 ``Hashing'' of The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 3 (pp506-549). In spite of this intent, no conforming implementation is required to use any particular technique to implement the mapping.