A custom Object ({}) implementation which does not account for prototypes when setting, getting, or iterating. Useful because in JavaScript, we cannot use Object.prototype. Instead, we can use Hash.prototype!

• When possible, please use the Object type!

var myHash = new Hash([object]);

1. object - (mixed) A hash or object to implement.

• (hash) A new Hash instance.

var myHash = new Hash({
    aProperty: true,
    aMethod: function(){
        return true;
    }
});
alert(myHash.has('aMethod')); //Returns true.

Calls a function for each key-value pair in the object.

myHash.each(fn[, bind]);

1. fn - (function) The function which should be executed on each item in the Hash. This function is passed the item and its key in the Hash.
2. bind - (object, optional) The object to use as 'this' in the function. For more information, see Function:bind.

fn(value, key, hash)

1. value - (mixed) The current value in the hash.
2. key - (string) The current value's key in the hash.
3. hash - (hash) The actual hash.

var hash = new Hash({first: "Sunday", second: "Monday", third: "Tuesday"});
hash.each(function(value, key){
    alert("the " + key + " day of the week is " + value);
}); //Alerts "the first day of the week is Sunday", "the second day of the week is Monday", etc.

Tests for the presence of a specified key in the Hash.

var inHash = myHash.has(item);

1. key - (string) The key to search for in the Hash.

• (boolean) If the Hash has a defined value for the specified key, returns true. Otherwise, returns false.

var hash = new Hash({'a': 'one', 'b': 'two', 'c': 'three'});
hash.has('a'); //returns true
hash.has('d'); //returns false

• Testing for a Hash prototype will never return true. Only testing the actual properties of the Hash will return true.

Returns the key of the specified value. Synonymous with Array:indexOf.

var key = myHash.keyOf(item);

1. item - (mixed) The item to search for in the Hash.

• (string) If the Hash has a the specified item in it, returns the key of that item.
• (boolean) Otherwise, returns false.

var hash = new Hash({'a': 'one', 'b': 'two', 'c': 3});
hash.keyOf('two'); //returns 'b'
hash.keyOf(3); //returns 'c'
hash.keyOf('four') //returns false

• Testing for a Hash prototype will never return its key. Only the actual properties of the Hash will return their associated key.

Tests for the presence of a specified value in the Hash.

var inHash = myHash.hasValue(value);

1. value - (mixed) The value to search for in the Hash.

• (boolean) If the Hash has the passed in value in any of the keys, returns true. Otherwise, returns false.

var hash = new Hash({'a': 'one', 'b': 'two', 'c': 'three'});
hash.hasValue('one'); //returns true
hash.hasValue('four'); //returns false

Extends this Hash with the key-value pairs from the object passed in.

myHash.extend(properties);

1. properties - (object) The object whose items should be extended into this Hash

• (hash) This Hash, extended.

var hash = new Hash({
    'name': 'John',
    'lastName': 'Doe'
});
var properties = {
    'age': '20',
    'sex': 'male',
    'lastName': 'Dorian'
};
hash.extend(properties);
//hash now holds an object containing: { 'name': 'John', 'lastName': 'Dorian', 'age': '20', 'sex': 'male' };

Combines this Hash with the key-value pairs of the object passed in. Does not allow duplicates (old values are not overwritten by new ones) and is case and type sensitive.

myHash.combine(properties);

1. properties - (object) The object whose items should be combined into this Hash.

• (hash) This Hash, combined with the new key-value pairs.

var hash = new Hash({
    'name': 'John',
    'lastName': 'Doe'
});
var properties = {
    'name': 'Jane'
    'age': '20',
    'sex': 'male',
    'lastName': 'Dorian'
};
hash.combine(properties);
//hash now holds an object containing: { 'name': 'John', 'lastName': 'Doe', 'age': '20', 'sex': 'male' };

Removes the specified key from the Hash.

myHash.erase(key);

1. key - (string) The key to search for in the Hash.

• (hash) This Hash with the specified key and its value removed.

var hash = new Hash({
    'name': 'John',
    'lastName': 'Doe'
});
hash.erase('lastName');
//hash now holds an object containing: { 'name': 'John' };

Retrieves a value from the hash.

myHash.get(key);

1. key - (string) The key to retrieve in the Hash.

• (mixed) Returns the value that corresponds to the key if found.
• (null) null if the key doesn't exist.

var hash = new Hash({
    'name': 'John',
    'lastName': 'Doe'
});
hash.get('name'); //returns 'John'

Adds a key-value pair to the hash or replaces a previous value associated with the specified key.

myHash.set(key, value);

1. key - (string) The key to insert or modify in the Hash.
2. value - (mixed) The value to associate with the specified key in the Hash.

• (hash) This Hash with the specified key set to the specified value.

var hash = new Hash({
    'name': 'John',
    'lastName': 'Doe'
});
hash.set('name', 'Michelle'); //hash.name is now 'Michelle'

Empties the hash.

myHash.empty();

var hash = new Hash({
    'name': 'John',
    'lastName': 'Doe'
});
hash.empty();
//hash now holds an empty object: {}

Includes the specified key-value pair in the Hash if the key doesn't already exist.

myHash.include(key, value);

1. key - (string) The key to insert into the Hash.
2. value - (mixed) The value to associate with the specified key in the Hash.

• (hash) This Hash with the specified key included if it did not previously exist.

var hash = new Hash({
    'name': 'John',
    'lastName': 'Doe'
});
hash.include('name', 'Michelle'); //hash is unchanged
hash.include('age', 25); //hash.age is now 25

Creates a new map with the results of calling a provided function on every value in the map.

var mappedHash = myHash.map(fn[, bind]);

1. fn - (function) The function to produce an element of the new Hash from an element of the current one.
2. bind - (object, optional) The object to use as 'this' in the function. For more information see Function:bind.

fn(value, key, hash)

1. value - (mixed) The current value in the hash.
2. key - (string) The current value's key in the hash.
3. hash - (hash) The actual hash.

• (hash) The new mapped hash.

var timesTwo = new Hash({a: 1, b: 2, c: 3}).map(function(value, key){
    return value * 2;
}); //timesTwo now holds an object containing: {a: 2, b: 4, c: 6};

Creates a new Hash with all of the elements of the Hash for which the provided filtering function returns true.

var filteredHash = myHash.filter(fn[, bind]);

1. fn - (function) The function to test each element of the Hash. This function is passed the value and its key in the Hash.
2. bind - (object, optional) The object to use as 'this' in the function. For more information see Function:bind.

fn(value, key, hash)

1. value - (mixed) The current value in the hash.
2. key - (string) The current value's key in the hash.
3. hash - (hash) The actual hash.

• (hash) The new filtered hash.

var biggerThanTwenty = new Hash({a: 10, b: 20, c: 30}).filter(function(value, key){
    return value > 20;
}); //biggerThanTwenty now holds an object containing: {c: 30}

Returns true if every value in the object satisfies the provided testing function.

var allPassed = myHash.every(fn[, bind]);

1. fn - (function) The function to test each element of the Hash. This function is passed the value and its key in the Hash.
2. bind - (object, optional) The object to use as 'this' in the function. For more information see Function:bind.

fn(value, key, hash)

1. value - (mixed) The current value in the hash.
2. key - (string) The current value's key in the hash.
3. hash - (hash) The actual hash.

• (boolean) If every value in the Hash satisfies the provided testing function, returns true. Otherwise, returns false.

var areAllBigEnough = ({a: 10, b: 4, c: 25, d: 100}).every(function(value, key){
    return value > 20;
}); //areAllBigEnough = false

Returns true if at least one value in the object satisfies the provided testing function.

var anyPassed = myHash.any(fn[, bind]);

1. fn - (function) The function to test each element of the Hash. This function is passed the value and its key in the Hash.
2. bind - (object, optional) The object to use as 'this' in the function. For more information see Function:bind.

fn(value, key, hash)

1. value - (mixed) The current value in the hash.
2. key - (string) The current value's key in the hash.
3. hash - (hash) The actual hash.

• (boolean) If any value in the Hash satisfies the provided testing function, returns true. Otherwise, returns false.

var areAnyBigEnough = ({a: 10, b: 4, c: 25, d: 100}).some(function(value, key){
    return value > 20;
}); //isAnyBigEnough = true

Returns a a clean object from an Hash.

myHash.getClean();

• (object) a clean object

var hash = new Hash({
    'name': 'John',
    'lastName': 'Doe'
});
hash = hash.getClean(); // hash doesnt contain Hash prototypes anymore
hash.each() //error!

Returns an array containing all the keys, in the same order as the values returned by Hash:getValues.

var keys = myHash.getKeys();

• (array) An array containing all the keys of the hash.

Returns an array containing all the values, in the same order as the keys returned by Hash:getKeys.

var values = myHash.getValues();

• (array) An array containing all the values of the hash.

Returns the number of keys in the Hash.

var length = myHash.getLength();

• (number) The length of the Hash.

var hash = new Hash({
    'name': 'John',
    'lastName': 'Doe'
});
hash.getLength(); // returns 2

Generates a query string from key/value pairs in an object and URI encodes the values.

var queryString = myHash.toQueryString();

1. source - (object) The object to generate the query string from.

• (string) The query string.

Hash.toQueryString({apple: "red", lemon: "yellow"}); //returns "apple=red&lemon=yellow"

var myHash = new Hash({apple: "red", lemon: "yellow"});
myHash.toQueryString(); //returns "apple=red&lemon=yellow"

Shortcut for the new Hash.

• Hash