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+PL_HashTableLookup
+==================
+
+Looks up the entry with the specified key and return its value.
+
+
+Syntax
+------
+
+.. code::
+
+ #include <plhash.h>
+
+ void *PL_HashTableLookup(
+ PLHashTable *ht,
+ const void *key);
+
+
+Parameters
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The function has the following parameters:
+
+``ht``
+ A pointer to the hash table in which to look up the entry specified
+ by ``key``.
+``key``
+ A pointer to the key for the entry to look up.
+
+
+Returns
+~~~~~~~
+
+The value of the entry with the specified key, or ``NULL`` if there is
+no such entry.
+
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+If there is no entry with the specified key, :ref:`PL_HashTableLookup`
+returns ``NULL``. This means that one cannot tell whether a ``NULL``
+return value means the entry does not exist or the value of the entry is
+``NULL``. Keep this ambiguity in mind if you want to store ``NULL``
+values in a hash table.