On Sunday, April 24, 2016 at 12:15:23 PM UTC+2, Ben Greenman wrote:
> I think you want hash-clear! because I think you're using a mutable hashtable.
> 
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> hash-clear! is for mutable hashtables (built with make-hash, added to with 
> hash-add!) and returns void after it updates its argument
> hash-clear is for immutable hashes (build with hash or for/hash, added to 
> with hash-add) and returns a new hashtable -- for example:
> 
> > (define h (hash 'a 1))
> > (define i (hash-clear h))
> > (hash-count h)
> 1
> > (hash-count i)
> 0
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> The notes on chaperones & impersonators are only about efficiency. They 
> shouldn't affect your choice.
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> On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 5:11 AM, Damien Mattei <damien...@gmail.com> wrote:
> hi,
> 
> 
> 
> what is the best way to clear a hash table, hash-clear or hash-clear! ? if 
> the hash-table is defined in a code at top-level and used in functions as a 
> global variable, the issue i have is that when at REPL i use a first time my 
> function (that use hash-table) it's ok but when i reuse the function it 
> returns a wrong result as the hash-table is not redefined and cleared and has 
> data in it that make interfere with reuse of hash-table, so i need to clear 
> it ...
> 
> i tried to read the story about chaperone and impersonator in the doc but my 
> english and the specificities of drracket scheme make that i do not 
> understand which of hash-clear or hash-clear!  is more appropriate in this 
> case.
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> regards,
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> damien
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thanks you 
thats that what i had finally use,now i had no doubts
thanks
Damien

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