let map = Hashtbl.create 42;; Hashtbl.add map 'A' 1;; Hashtbl.add map 'B' 2;; Hashtbl.add map 'C' 3;; (* iterate over pairs *) Hashtbl.iter (fun k v -> Printf.printf "key: %c - value: %d\n" k v) map ;; (* in functional programming it is often more useful to fold over the elements *) Hashtbl.fold (fun k v acc -> acc ^ Printf.sprintf "key: %c - value: %d\n" k v) map "Elements:\n" ;;