.cpp

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//Private helper methods

template<class KEY,class T, int (*thash)(const KEY& a)>
int HashMap<KEY,T,thash>::hash_compress (const KEY& key) const {
	return (abs(this->hash(key)) % bins);
}


template<class KEY,class T, int (*thash)(const KEY& a)>
typename HashMap<KEY,T,thash>::LN* HashMap<KEY,T,thash>::find_key (int bin, const KEY& key) const {
}


template<class KEY,class T, int (*thash)(const KEY& a)>
typename HashMap<KEY,T,thash>::LN* HashMap<KEY,T,thash>::copy_list (LN* l) const {
	LN* last = LN(l);
	LN * first;
	LN* to_return = last;
	if(l == nullptr){
		return nullptr;
	}
	for(LN* k = l->next; k != nullptr; k = k->next){
		LN * first = LN(k);
		last->next = first;
		last = first;
	}
	return to_return;
}


template<class KEY,class T, int (*thash)(const KEY& a)>
typename HashMap<KEY,T,thash>::LN** HashMap<KEY,T,thash>::copy_hash_table (LN** ht, int bins) const {
	LN** new_table = new LN*[bins];
	for(int i = 0; i < bins; i++){
		new_table[i] = copy_list(ht[i]);
	}
	return new_table;
}