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HCREATE(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual HCREATE(3P)
PROLOG top
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The
Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
the interface may not be implemented on Linux.NAME top
hcreate, hdestroy, hsearch — manage hash search tableSYNOPSIS top
#include <search.h>
int hcreate(size_t _nel_);
void hdestroy(void);
ENTRY *hsearch(ENTRY _item_, ACTION _action_);DESCRIPTION top
The _hcreate_(), _hdestroy_(), and _hsearch_() functions shall manage
hash search tables.
The _hcreate_() function shall allocate sufficient space for the
table, and the application shall ensure it is called before
_hsearch_() is used. The _nel_ argument is an estimate of the maximum
number of entries that the table shall contain. This number may be
adjusted upward by the algorithm in order to obtain certain
mathematically favorable circumstances.
The _hdestroy_() function shall dispose of the search table, and may
be followed by another call to _hcreate_(). After the call to
_hdestroy_(), the data can no longer be considered accessible.
The _hsearch_() function is a hash-table search routine. It shall
return a pointer into a hash table indicating the location at
which an entry can be found. The _item_ argument is a structure of
type **ENTRY** (defined in the _<search.h>_ header) containing two
pointers: _item.key_ points to the comparison key (a **char ***), and
_item.data_ (a **void ***) points to any other data to be associated
with that key. The comparison function used by _hsearch_() is
_strcmp_(). The _action_ argument is a member of an enumeration type
**ACTION** indicating the disposition of the entry if it cannot be
found in the table. ENTER indicates that the item should be
inserted in the table at an appropriate point. FIND indicates that
no entry should be made. Unsuccessful resolution is indicated by
the return of a null pointer.
These functions need not be thread-safe.RETURN VALUE top
The _hcreate_() function shall return 0 if it cannot allocate
sufficient space for the table; otherwise, it shall return non-
zero.
The _hdestroy_() function shall not return a value.
The _hsearch_() function shall return a null pointer if either the
action is FIND and the item could not be found or the action is
ENTER and the table is full.ERRORS top
The _hcreate_() and _hsearch_() functions may fail if:
**ENOMEM** Insufficient storage space is available.
_The following sections are informative._EXAMPLES top
The following example reads in strings followed by two numbers and
stores them in a hash table, discarding duplicates. It then reads
in strings and finds the matching entry in the hash table and
prints it out.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <search.h>
#include <string.h>
struct info { /* This is the info stored in the table */
int age, room; /* other than the key. */
};
#define NUM_EMPL 5000 /* # of elements in search table. */
int main(void)
{
char string_space[NUM_EMPL*20]; /* Space to store strings. */
struct info info_space[NUM_EMPL]; /* Space to store employee info. */
char *str_ptr = string_space; /* Next space in string_space. */
struct info *info_ptr = info_space;
/* Next space in info_space. */
ENTRY item;
ENTRY *found_item; /* Name to look for in table. */
char name_to_find[30];
int i = 0;
/* Create table; no error checking is performed. */
(void) hcreate(NUM_EMPL);
while (scanf("%s%d%d", str_ptr, &info_ptr->age,
&info_ptr->room) != EOF && i++ < NUM_EMPL) {
/* Put information in structure, and structure in item. */
item.key = str_ptr;
item.data = info_ptr;
str_ptr += strlen(str_ptr) + 1;
info_ptr++;
/* Put item into table. */
(void) hsearch(item, ENTER);
}
/* Access table. */
item.key = name_to_find;
while (scanf("%s", item.key) != EOF) {
if ((found_item = hsearch(item, FIND)) != NULL) {
/* If item is in the table. */
(void)printf("found %s, age = %d, room = %d\n",
found_item->key,
((struct info *)found_item->data)->age,
((struct info *)found_item->data)->room);
} else
(void)printf("no such employee %s\n", name_to_find);
}
return 0;
}APPLICATION USAGE top
The _hcreate_() and _hsearch_() functions may use _malloc_() to allocate
space.RATIONALE top
None.FUTURE DIRECTIONS top
None.SEE ALSO top
[bsearch(3p)](../man3/bsearch.3p.html), [lsearch(3p)](../man3/lsearch.3p.html), [malloc(3p)](../man3/malloc.3p.html), [strcmp(3p)](../man3/strcmp.3p.html), [tdelete(3p)](../man3/tdelete.3p.html)
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [search.h(0p)](../man0/search.h.0p.html)COPYRIGHT top
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
(C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
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