STC hset: HashSet (unordered)
April 28, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

A hset is an associative container that contains a set of unique objects of type i_key. Search, insertion, and removal have average constant-time complexity. See the c++ class std::unordered_set for a functional description.
Header file and declaration
#define T <ct>, <kt>[, (<opt>)] // shorthand for defining set name, i_key, and i_opt
// Common <opt> traits:
// c_compare_key - Key type <kt> is a comparable typedef'ed type.
// Binds <kt>_eq(), <kt>_hash() "member" function names.
// c_class_key - Additionally binds <kt>_clone() and <kt>_drop() function names.
// All containers used as keys themselves can be specified with the c_class_key trait.
// c_pro_key - "Pro" key type, use e.g. for built-in `cstr`, `zsview`, `rc`, `arc`, `box` as i_key.
// These support conversion to/from a "raw" input type (such as const char*) when
// using <ct>_emplace*() functions, and may do optimized lookups via the raw type.
// Alternative to defining T:
#define i_key <t> // define key type. container type name <ct> defaults to hset_<kt>.
// Override/define when not the <opt> traits are specified:
#define i_hash <fn> // hash func i_keyraw*: Required if i_keyraw is non-pod type
#define i_eq or i_cmp <fn> // equality comparison. i_eq is implicitly defined from i_cmp.
#define i_keydrop <fn> // destroy key func - defaults to empty destruct
#define i_keyclone <fn> // Required if i_keydrop is defined
#include <stc/hashset.h>
- In the following,
Xis the value ofi_keyunlessTis defined. - emplace-functions are only available when
i_keyrawis explicitly or implicitly defined (e.g. via c_pro_key).
Methods
hset_X hset_X_init(void);
hset_X hset_X_with_capacity(isize_t cap);
hset_X hset_X_clone(hset_x set);
void hset_X_copy(hset_X* self, const hset_X* other);
void hset_X_take(hset_X* self, hset_X unowned); // take ownership of unowned
hset_X hset_X_move(hset_X* self); // move
void hset_X_drop(const hset_X* self); // destructor
void hset_X_clear(hset_X* self);
float hset_X_max_load_factor(const hset_X* self); // default: 0.85
bool hset_X_reserve(hset_X* self, isize_t size);
void hset_X_shrink_to_fit(hset_X* self);
bool hset_X_is_empty(const hset_X* self);
isize_t hset_X_size(const hset_X* self); // num. of allocated buckets
isize_t hset_X_capacity(const hset_X* self); // buckets * max_load_factor
isize_t hset_X_bucket_count(const hset_X* self);
bool hset_X_contains(const hset_X* self, i_keyraw rkey);
const X_value* hset_X_get(const hset_X* self, i_keyraw rkey); // return NULL if not found
X_value* hset_X_get_mut(hset_X* self, i_keyraw rkey); // mutable get
hset_X_iter hset_X_find(const hset_X* self, i_keyraw rkey);
hset_X_result hset_X_insert(hset_X* self, i_key key);
hset_X_result hset_X_emplace(hset_X* self, i_keyraw rkey); // like insert(); only for i_key != i_keyraw
hset_X_result hset_X_push(hset_X* self, i_key key); // alias for insert()
hset_X_result hset_X_put(hset_X* self, i_keyraw rkey); // like emplace(); also for i_key == i_keyraw
int hset_X_erase(hset_X* self, i_keyraw rkey); // return 0 or 1
hset_X_iter hset_X_erase_at(hset_X* self, hset_X_iter it); // return iter after it
void hset_X_erase_entry(hset_X* self, hset_X_value* entry);
hset_X_iter hset_X_begin(const hset_X* self);
hset_X_iter hset_X_end(const hset_X* self);
void hset_X_next(hset_X_iter* it);
bool hset_X_eq(const hset_X* c1, const hset_X* c2);
hset_X_value hset_X_value_clone(const hset_X* self, hset_X_value val);
Types
| Type name | Type definition | Used to represent... |
|---|---|---|
hset_X | struct { ... } | The hset type |
hset_X_key | i_key | The key type |
hset_X_value | i_key | The key type (alias) |
hset_X_keyraw | i_keyraw | The raw key type |
hset_X_raw | i_keyraw | The raw key type (alias) |
hset_X_result | struct { hset_X_value* ref; bool inserted; } | Result of insert/emplace |
hset_X_iter | struct { hset_X_value *ref; ... } | Iterator type |
Example
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#include <stc/cstr.h>
#define T Strings, cstr, (c_pro_key)
#include <stc/hashset.h>
int main(void)
{
Strings first = c_make(Strings, {"red", "green", "blue"});
Strings second={0}, third={0}, fourth={0}, fifth={0};
for (c_each_item(i, const char*, {"orange", "pink", "yellow"}))
Strings_emplace(&third, *i.ref);
for (c_each(i, Strings, third))
Strings_insert(&fifth, cstr_clone(*i.ref));
Strings_emplace(&fourth, "potatoes");
Strings_emplace(&fourth, "milk");
Strings_emplace(&fourth, "flour");
for (c_each(i, Strings, fourth))
Strings_emplace(&fifth, cstr_str(i.ref));
printf("fifth contains:\n\n");
for (c_each(i, Strings, fifth))
printf("%s\n", cstr_str(i.ref));
c_drop(Strings, &first, &second, &third, &fourth, &fifth);
}