Is there HashTable structure in Wolfram Mathematica?

Question

I want to use a Structure like HashTable. Is there similar structure in Wolfram Mathematica?

Answer 1

I've made Dictionary.m module, which contained:

DictHasKey = Function[
    {
        dict,
        key
    },
    ValueQ[dict[key]]
]

DictAddKey = Function[
    {
        dict,
        key,
        value
    },
    If[
        DictHasKey[dict,key],
        Print["Warning, Dictionary already has key " <> ToString[key]]
    ];
    dict[key] = value;
]

DictKeys = Function[
    {
        dict
    },
    res = {};
    ForEach[DownValues[dict], Function[{dictKeyDescr},
        res = Append[res, ((dictKeyDescr[[1]]) /. dict -> neverUsedSymbolWhatever)[[1, 1]]];
    ]];
    res
]

DictValues = Function[
    {
        dict
    },
    res = {};
    ForEach[DownValues[dict], Function[{dictKeyDescr},
        res = Append[res, dictKeyDescr[[2]]];
    ]];
    res
]

DictKeyValuePairs = Function[
    {
        dict
    },
    res = {};
    ForEach[DownValues[dict], Function[{dictKeyDescr},
        res = Append[res, {((dictKeyDescr[[1]]) /. dict -> neverUsedSymbolWhatever)[[1, 1]], dictKeyDescr[[2]]}];
    ]];
    res
]

ForEach = Function[
    {
        list, 
        func 
    }, 
    len = Length[list]; 
    For[i = 1, i <= len, i++, 
        func[
            list[[i]]
        ]; 
    ]; 
]