> The optional /hashcode/ argument is a function that takes a key and
> returns a numeric code for it. This code may be used to find
> associations more quickly in the map. Two calls to the /hashcode/
> function on the same key value must return the same numeric code, and
> the /hashcode/ function must always return the same numeric code for two
> objects that compare equal by the /equals/ function. The default value
> for /hashcode/ is the intrinsic global function |hashcode|.
Dost thou desire arbitrary numeric hashcodes or integral ones?
> Map( object )
>
> When the |Map| class object is called as a function, it creates a new
> |Map| object from |EnumerableId| to |*|, populating the new |Map| object
> with the own properties of /object/.
Making Map(x) do something specialized like this seems like a bad idea. If x
is already a Map, I'd expect Map(x) to be idempotent and return x.
Should thou need this functionality, use a static method to get it.
Why does get return null instead of undefined when it fails to find an instance?
A version of get with a second parameter X that returns X when the value isn't
present would be useful.
Need a clear() method that deletes all bindings.
The iteration protocol makes a copy before starting to iterate. It might be
implemented via copy-on-write but I'd like to see how expensive this is.
Waldemar
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