key@ ( key hash -- array n ? )

Vocabulary

hashtables.private

Inputs and outputs

key	a key
hash	a hashtable
array	the underlying array of the hashtable
n	the index of the key
?	a boolean indicating whether the key was present

Word description

Searches the hashtable for the key using a quadratic probing strategy. Searches stop if either the key or an +empty+ sentinel is found. Searches skip the +tombstone+ sentinel.

See also

new-key@

Definition

USING: accessors kernel ;

IN: hashtables.private

: key@ ( key hash -- array n ? )
    array>> dup length>> 0 eq?
    [ no-key ] [ 2dup hash@ 0 (key@) ] if ; inline