intern arbitrary constants
[bpt/guile.git] / module / ice-9 / hash-table.scm
1 ;;;; hash-table.scm --- Additional hash table procedures
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18
19 (define-module (ice-9 hash-table)
20 #:export (alist->hash-table
21 alist->hashq-table
22 alist->hashv-table
23 alist->hashx-table))
24
25 (define-syntax-rule (define-alist-converter name hash-set-proc)
26 (define (name alist)
27 "Convert ALIST into a hash table."
28 (let ((table (make-hash-table)))
29 (for-each (lambda (pair)
30 (hash-set-proc table (car pair) (cdr pair)))
31 (reverse alist))
32 table)))
33
34 (define-alist-converter alist->hash-table hash-set!)
35 (define-alist-converter alist->hashq-table hashq-set!)
36 (define-alist-converter alist->hashv-table hashv-set!)
37
38 (define (alist->hashx-table hash assoc alist)
39 "Convert ALIST into a hash table with custom HASH and ASSOC
40 procedures."
41 (let ((table (make-hash-table)))
42 (for-each (lambda (pair)
43 (hashx-set! hash assoc table (car pair) (cdr pair)))
44 (reverse alist))
45 table))