NAME

src/pmc/hash.pmc - Hash PMC

DESCRIPTION

Hash PMC wraps Parrot's _hash to provide a high-level API:

• Convert between various types to use as hash keys.
• Convert between various types to use as hash values.
• Handle compound Keys for nested Hash/Array lookups.
• Provide HashIterator to iterate over Hash.

By default Hash uses string keys and PMC values. Methods set_key_type and set_value_type may be used to switch key and values type. For PMC keys hash value is calculated using VTABLE get_hashvalue function.

These are the vtable functions for the Hash PMC.

Functions

void init()

Initializes the instance.

void destroy()

Free hash structure.

void mark()

Marks the hash as live.

PMC *clone()

Creates and returns a clone of the hash.

void set_pointer(void *ptr)

Use ptr as this PMC's Hash*.

void set_integer(INTVAL type)

void set_key_type(INTVAL type)

Reset Hash to use different keys. See enum Hash_key_type for possible values.NB: this method will destroy all old data!

METHOD get_key_type()

Return type of keys in Hash.

METHOD set_value_type(INTVAL type)

Reset Hash to use different value-type for stored items. If there is no previous _hash was set defaults to STRING* keys.NB: this method will destroy all old data!

void *get_pointer()

Get a pointer to this PMC's Hash*.

INTVAL get_integer()

FLOATVAL get_number()

Returns the size of the hash.

STRING *get_string()

Returns a string representation of the hash, showing its class name and memory address.

STRING *get_repr()

Return a representation of the hash contents.

INTVAL get_integer_keyed_str(STRING *key)

INTVAL get_integer_keyed_int(INTVAL key)

INTVAL get_integer_keyed(PMC *key)

Returns the integer value for the element at *key.

void set_integer_keyed(PMC *key, INTVAL value)

void set_integer_keyed_str(STRING *key, INTVAL value)

FLOATVAL get_number_keyed_str(STRING *key)

FLOATVAL get_number_keyed_int(INTVAL key)

FLOATVAL get_number_keyed(PMC *key)

Returns the floating-point value for the element at *key.

STRING *get_string_keyed_str(STRING *key)

STRING *get_string_keyed_int(INTVAL key)

STRING *get_string_keyed(PMC *key)

Returns the string value for the element at *key.

void set_string_keyed(PMC *key, STRING *value)

void set_string_keyed_str(STRING *key, STRING *value)

PMC *get_pmc_keyed(PMC *key)

PMC *get_pmc_keyed_str(STRING *key)

PMC *get_pmc_keyed_int(INTVAL key)

Returns the PMC value for the element at *key.

void set_number_keyed(PMC *key, FLOATVAL value)

void set_number_keyed_str(STRING *key, FLOATVAL value)

Sets value as the value for *key.

void set_pmc_keyed(PMC *dest_key, PMC *value)

void set_pmc_keyed_str(STRING *key, PMC *value)

Sets *value as the value for *key.

INTVAL exists_keyed_str(STRING *key)

INTVAL exists_keyed(PMC *key)

Returns whether a key *key exists in the hash.

INTVAL defined_keyed_str(STRING *key)

INTVAL defined_keyed(PMC *key)

Returns whether the value for *key is defined.

void delete_keyed_str(STRING *key)

void delete_keyed(PMC *key)

Deletes the element associated with *key.

INTVAL get_bool()

Returns true if the hash size is not zero.

INTVAL elements()

Returns the number of elements in the hash.

PMC *get_iter()

Return a new iterator.

INTVAL is_same(const PMC *other)

Returns whether the hash is the same as *other.

INTVAL is_equal(PMC *value)

The == operation.Check if two hashes hold the same keys and values.

PMC *slice(PMC *key)

Return a new iterator for the slice PMC key

void visit(visit_info *info)

Used during archiving to visit the elements in the hash.

void freeze(visit_info *info)

Used to archive the hash.

void thaw(visit_info *info)

Used to unarchive the hash.

SEE ALSO

docs/pdds/pdd08_keys.pod.