\section{\class{wxHashMap}}\label{wxhashmap} This is a simple, type-safe, and reasonably efficient hash map class, whose interface is a subset of the interface of STL containers. In particular, the interface is modeled after std::map, and the various, non standard, std::hash\_map. \wxheading{Example} \begin{verbatim} class MyClass { /* ... */ }; // declare a hash map with string keys and int values WX_DECLARE_STRING_HASH_MAP( int, MyHash5 ); // same, with int keys and MyClass* values WX_DECLARE_HASH_MAP( int, MyClass*, wxIntegerHash, wxIntegerEqual, MyHash1 ); // same, with wxString keys and int values WX_DECLARE_STRING_HASH_MAP( int, MyHash3 ); // same, with wxString keys and values WX_DECLARE_STRING_HASH_MAP( wxString, MyHash2 ); MyHash1 h1; MyHash2 h2; // store and retrieve values h1[1] = new MyClass( 1 ); h1[10000000] = NULL; h1[50000] = new MyClass( 2 ); h2["Bill"] = "ABC"; wxString tmp = h2["Bill"]; // since element with key "Joe" is not present, this will return // the default value, which is an empty string in the case of wxString MyClass tmp2 = h2["Joe"]; // iterate over all the elements in the class MyHash2::iterator it; for( it = h2.begin(); it != h2.end(); ++it ) { wxString key = it->first, value = it->second; // do something useful with key and value } \end{verbatim} \wxheading{Declaring new hash table types} \begin{verbatim} WX_DECLARE_STRING_HASH_MAP( VALUE_T, // type of the values CLASSNAME ); // name of the class \end{verbatim} Declares a hash map class named CLASSNAME, with {\tt wxString} keys and VALUE\_T values. \begin{verbatim} WX_DECLARE_VOIDPTR_HASH_MAP( VALUE_T, // type of the values CLASSNAME ); // name of the class \end{verbatim} Declares a hash map class named CLASSNAME, with {\tt void*} keys and VALUE\_T values. \begin{verbatim} WX_DECLARE_HASH_MAP( KEY_T, // type of the keys VALUE_T, // type of the values HASH_T, // hasher KEY_EQ_T, // key equality predicate CLASSNAME); // name of the class \end{verbatim} The HASH\_T and KEY\_EQ\_T are the types used for the hashing function and key comparison. wxWidgets provides three predefined hashing functions: {\tt wxIntegerHash} for integer types ( {\tt int}, {\tt long}, {\tt short}, and their unsigned counterparts ), {\tt wxStringHash} for strings ( {\tt wxString}, {\tt wxChar*}, {\tt char*} ), and {\tt wxPointerHash} for any kind of pointer. Similarly three equality predicates: {\tt wxIntegerEqual}, {\tt wxStringEqual}, {\tt wxPointerEqual} are provided. Using this you could declare a hash map mapping {\tt int} values to {\tt wxString} like this: \begin{verbatim} WX_DECLARE_HASH_MAP( int, wxString, wxIntegerHash, wxIntegerEqual, MyHash ); // using an user-defined class for keys class MyKey { /* ... */ }; // hashing function class MyKeyHash { public: MyKeyHash() { } unsigned long operator()( const MyKey& k ) const { /* compute the hash */ } MyKeyHash& operator=(const MyKeyHash&) { return *this; } }; // comparison operator class MyKeyEqual { public: MyKeyEqual() { } bool operator()( const MyKey& a, const MyKey& b ) const { /* compare for equality */ } MyKeyEqual& operator=(const MyKeyEqual&) { return *this; } }; WX_DECLARE_HASH_MAP( MyKey, // type of the keys SOME_TYPE, // any type you like MyKeyHash, // hasher MyKeyEqual, // key equality predicate CLASSNAME); // name of the class \end{verbatim} \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Types}}} In the documentation below you should replace wxHashMap with the name you used in the class declaration. \begin{twocollist} \twocolitem{wxHashMap::key\_type}{Type of the hash keys} \twocolitem{wxHashMap::mapped\_type}{Type of the values stored in the hash map} \twocolitem{wxHashMap::value\_type}{Equivalent to {\tt struct \{ key\_type first; mapped\_type second \};} } \twocolitem{wxHashMap::iterator}{Used to enumerate all the elements in a hash map; it is similar to a {\tt value\_type*}} \twocolitem{wxHashMap::const\_iterator}{Used to enumerate all the elements in a constant hash map; it is similar to a {\tt const value\_type*}} \twocolitem{wxHashMap::size\_type}{Used for sizes} \twocolitem{wxHashMap::Insert\_Result}{The return value for \helpref{insert()}{wxhashmapinsert}} \end{twocollist} \wxheading{Iterators} An iterator is similar to a pointer, and so you can use the usual pointer operations: {\tt ++it} ( and {\tt it++} ) to move to the next element, {\tt *it} to access the element pointed to, {\tt it->first} ( {\tt it->second} ) to access the key ( value ) of the element pointed to. Hash maps provide forward only iterators, this means that you can't use {\tt --it}, {\tt it + 3}, {\tt it1 - it2}. \wxheading{Include files} \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}} \membersection{wxHashMap::wxHashMap}\label{wxhashmapctor} \func{}{wxHashMap}{\param{size\_type}{ size = 10}} The size parameter is just a hint, the table will resize automatically to preserve performance. \func{}{wxHashMap}{\param{const wxHashMap\&}{ map}} Copy constructor. \membersection{wxHashMap::begin}\label{wxhashmapbegin} \constfunc{const\_iterator}{begin}{} \func{iterator}{begin}{} Returns an iterator pointing at the first element of the hash map. Please remember that hash maps do not guarantee ordering. \membersection{wxHashMap::clear}\label{wxhashmapclear} \func{void}{clear}{} Removes all elements from the hash map. \membersection{wxHashMap::count}\label{wxhashmapcount} \constfunc{size\_type}{count}{\param{const key\_type\&}{ key}} Counts the number of elements with the given key present in the map. This function returns only 0 or 1. \membersection{wxHashMap::empty}\label{wxhashmapempty} \constfunc{bool}{empty}{} Returns true if the hash map does not contain any elements, false otherwise. \membersection{wxHashMap::end}\label{wxhashmapend} \constfunc{const\_iterator}{end}{} \func{iterator}{end}{} Returns an iterator pointing at the one-after-the-last element of the hash map. Please remember that hash maps do not guarantee ordering. \membersection{wxHashMap::erase}\label{wxhashmaperase} \func{size\_type}{erase}{\param{const key\_type\&}{ key}} Erases the element with the given key, and returns the number of elements erased (either 0 or 1). \func{void}{erase}{\param{iterator}{ it}} \func{void}{erase}{\param{const\_iterator}{ it}} Erases the element pointed to by the iterator. After the deletion the iterator is no longer valid and must not be used. \membersection{wxHashMap::find}\label{wxhashmapfind} \func{iterator}{find}{\param{const key\_type\&}{ key}} \constfunc{const\_iterator}{find}{\param{const key\_type\&}{ key}} If an element with the given key is present, the functions returns an iterator pointing at that element, otherwise an invalid iterator is returned (i.e. hashmap.find( non\_existent\_key ) == hashmap.end()). \membersection{wxHashMap::insert}\label{wxhashmapinsert} \func{Insert\_Result}{insert}{\param{const value\_type\&}{ v}} Inserts the given value in the hash map. The return value is equivalent to a \texttt{std::pair}; the iterator points to the inserted element, the boolean value is \texttt{true} if \texttt{v} was actually inserted. \membersection{wxHashMap::operator[]}\label{wxhashmapbracket} \func{mapped\_type\&}{operator[]}{\param{const key\_type\&}{ key}} Use the key as an array subscript. The only difference is that if the given key is not present in the hash map, an element with the default {\tt value\_type()} is inserted in the table. \membersection{wxHashMap::size}\label{wxhashmapsize} \constfunc{size\_type}{size}{} Returns the number of elements in the map.