Re: [Chicken-users] functions for hash tables

[Shiro Kawai]

I don't know the context of this discussion, but here's some
comparison of APIs, FYI.

http://www.shiro.dreamhost.com/scheme/wiliki/schemexref.cgi/Concept:HashTable

Having optional 'fallback' argument in hash-table-{get|ref} has
also variations; Gauche and STklos take a value, and PLT takes a thunk.

http://www.shiro.dreamhost.com/scheme/wiliki/schemexref.cgi/hash-table-get

--shiro


From: Andreas Rottmann <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: [Chicken-users] functions for hash tables
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:30:21 +0100

> address@hidden writes:
> 
> > 3.
> > hash-table-ref is called hash-table-get in all other implementations.
> > Gauche has an additional optional argument that specifies what is returned 
> > if
> > key is not present - might be a good extension.
> >
> > 4.
> > hash-table-set! is called hash-table-put! in all other implementations.
> >
> I think using -ref and -set! is more in line with the procedure names
> used in R5RS (e.g. vector/string-ref/set!, list-ref).
> 
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