_Added in 1.9.4_

*$hash(text, B)*

Returns a hash number based on text where B is the number of bits to use when calculating the hash number.

*Parameters*
_Added in 1.9.0_

table(ktable).
|*Parameter*|*Description*|
*$hget(name|N)*

Returns name of a hash table if it exists, or returns the name of the Nth hash table.

_See also [[/hsave]], [[/hload]], [[/hmake]], [[/hfree]], [[/hdel]], [[$hfind]]._

*Parameters*

table(ktable).
|*Parameter*|*Description*|
| name<notextile>|</notextile>N | Name of the hashtable or If N = 0, number of hashtables, otherwise the Nth hashtable name. |

*Properties*

table(ktable).
|*Property*|*Description*|
| .size | Returns the size of the hashtable as specified in [[/hmake]]. |

*Example*

<pre>
; Create a hashtable.
/hmake Example

; Print number of hashtables.
//echo -ag $hget(0)

; Print name and size of the first hashtable.
//echo -ag $hget(1) - $hget(1).size
</pre>

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*$hget(name|N, item|N, [&binvar])*

Returns the data associated with an item in the specified hash table.

*Parameters*

table(ktable).
|*Parameter*|*Description*|
| name<notextile>|</notextile>N | Name of the hashtable or the Nth hashtable name. |
| item<notextile>|</notextile>N | Name of the item or if N = 0 number of items, otherwise the Nth item. |
| [&binvar] | Assigns the contents of the item to a &binvar. (optional) |

*Properties*

table(ktable).
|*Property*|*Description*|
| .data | Returns the item value. |
| .item | Returns the item name. |
| .unset | Returns number of seconds before the item is automatically removed (if set). |
| .hash | *TODO* |
| .state | *TODO* |

*Example*

<pre>
; Create a hashtable
/hmake Example

; Add a item to the hashtable
/hadd Example ExampleItem ExampleValue

; Print number of items in the hastable.
//echo -ag $hget(Example, 0)

; Print information about the first item in the hashtable.
//echo -ag Name is $hget(Example, 1).item Value is $hget(Example, 1).data Unset at $hget(Example, 1).unset
</pre>
table(ktable).
|*Parameter*|*Description*|
| text | Text to hash. |
| B | Number of bits to use. (min 2, max 32) |