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Re: [PATCH] Add new function to test whether a key is present in a hash
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Richard Copley |
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Re: [PATCH] Add new function to test whether a key is present in a hash table. |
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Sun, 18 Feb 2018 14:29:33 +0000 |
On 16 February 2018 at 06:51, John Wiegley <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>>>> "DA" == Drew Adams <address@hidden> writes:
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> DA> 2. The function name should have `key' in it, I think. Suggestion:
> DA> `hash-table-contains-key-p' or even just `hash-table-key-p'.
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> It seems a bit strange that the name isn't something like "hashash", since
> knowing "puthash" and "gethash" would never help you guess
> hash-table-contains-key-p.
Or "testhash"? And maybe "tryhash" or "try-gethash" for a function that
returns a cons or "slot" of some kind.