Question

how do i search for a number/word in a hash table?

Answer 1

Hashtables work with generics. They map one object to another using hashing. The first object you give it is the Key, and the second is the value. HashTable<Key,Value>

So, for example:
myHashTable = new HashTable<String, Int>.
To retrieve a particular int, you would have to give it the string that you stored it with in the first place.
I would add some values like this,
myHashTable.push("Apples",5);
myHashTable.push("pumkinfr00ts",9001);
myHashTable.push("Banarnars",25);

If I wanted to get an object out, I treat it like an array.
int myInt = myHashTable[pumpkinFr00ts];