# PLHashTable

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## Syntax

```{code}
#include <plhash.h>

typedef struct PLHashTable PLHashTable;
```

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## Description

The opaque `PLHashTable` structure represents a hash table. Entries in
the table have the type `PLHashEntry` and are organized into buckets.
The number of buckets in a hash table may be changed by the library
functions during the lifetime of the table to optimize speed and space.

A new hash table is created by the {ref}`PL_NewHashTable` function, and
destroyed by the {ref}`PL_HashTableDestroy` function.