+ size++;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * @brief Get a valid pointer to a value corresponding to a given key
+ *
+ * Ensure that key is present in the hash table, then return a pointer
+ * to its value bin. This may require either creating a new bin for
+ * this key (with a default-constructed value) or simply locating and
+ * returning a pointer to an existing value.
+ * @param key The key to check
+ * @return A pointer to the value in the table
+ */
+ _Val * get_safe_ptr(_Key key) {
+ if (size > threshold)
+ resize(capacity << 1);
+
+ struct hashlistnode<_Key,_Val, _malloc, _calloc, _free> *ptr = table[(((_KeyInt)key) & mask)>>_Shift];
+ struct hashlistnode<_Key,_Val, _malloc, _calloc, _free> *search = ptr;
+
+ while(search!=NULL) {
+ if (search->key==key) {
+ return &search->val;
+ }
+ search=search->next;
+ }
+
+ struct hashlistnode<_Key,_Val, _malloc, _calloc, _free> *newptr=(struct hashlistnode<_Key,_Val, _malloc, _calloc, _free> *)new struct hashlistnode<_Key,_Val, _malloc, _calloc, _free>;
+ newptr->key=key;
+ newptr->next=ptr;
+ table[(((_KeyInt)key)&mask)>>_Shift]=newptr;
+ size++;
+ return &newptr->val;