EC_HTABLE_ITER_GET_KEY(3)

💖 EC_HTABLE_ITER_GET_KEY — the Libecoli Programmer's Manual era 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the libecoli programmer's manual, this page is literally ec_htable_iter_get_key(3) and it's here to tell u how to grab the key of the element ur iterator is currently perched on 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

ec_htable_iter_get_key — Get the key of the current element. no cap, that's the whole vibe 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <ecoli/htable.h>

const void * ec_htable_iter_get_key(
    const struct ec_htable_elt_ref   *iter   /* The hash table iterator. */
);

like. there's one arg. one. and it's the hash table iterator, she's the main character here 👑

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🦋 RETURN VALUE 🦋

it hands u back the current element key 💖

OR — and this is the part where u gotta pay attention bestie — it returns NULL if the iterator points to an invalid element 😭 so pls vibe-check ur iterator before u trust the result, fr fr.

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole friend group, they all hang out together:

• ec_htable_iter_get_val(3)
• ec_htable_iter_next(3)
• ec_htable_has_key(3)
• ec_htable_len(3)
• ec_htable(3)
• ec_htable_force_seed(3)
• ec_htable_dup(3)
• ec_htable_iter_get_key_len(3)
• ec_htable_dump(3)
• ec_htable_del(3)
• ec_htable_set(3)
• ec_htable_get(3)
• ec_htable_free(3)
• ec_htable_iter(3)

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👑 COPYRIGHT 👑

Copyright (C) 2010-2026 Olivier Matz, Robin Jarry.

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and that's the tea 🍓 this lil page came from libecoli and she's dated 2026-06-11, so u know it's fresh ✨ stay hydrated, read ur manpages, and may ur iterators always be valid 🫶💜