+perl4caml_hv_empty (value unit)
+{
+ CAMLparam1 (unit);
+ HV *hv = newHV ();
+ CAMLreturn (Val_hv (hv));
+}
+
+CAMLprim value
+perl4caml_hv_set (value hvv, value key, value svv)
+{
+ CAMLparam3 (hvv, key, svv);
+ HV *hv = Hv_val (hvv);
+ SV *sv = Sv_val (svv);
+ SvREFCNT_inc (sv);
+ if (hv_store (hv, String_val (key), string_length (key), sv, 0) == 0)
+ SvREFCNT_dec (sv);
+ CAMLreturn (Val_unit);
+}
+
+CAMLprim value
+perl4caml_hv_get (value hvv, value key)
+{
+ CAMLparam2 (hvv, key);
+ HV *hv = Hv_val (hvv);
+ SV **svp = hv_fetch (hv, String_val (key), string_length (key), 0);
+ if (svp == 0) raise_not_found ();
+ CAMLreturn (Val_sv (*svp));
+}
+
+CAMLprim value
+perl4caml_hv_exists (value hvv, value key)
+{
+ CAMLparam2 (hvv, key);
+ HV *hv = Hv_val (hvv);
+ bool r = hv_exists (hv, String_val (key), string_length (key));
+ CAMLreturn (r ? Val_true : Val_false);
+}
+
+CAMLprim value
+perl4caml_hv_delete (value hvv, value key)
+{
+ CAMLparam2 (hvv, key);
+ HV *hv = Hv_val (hvv);
+ hv_delete (hv, String_val (key), string_length (key), G_DISCARD);
+ CAMLreturn (Val_unit);
+}
+
+CAMLprim value
+perl4caml_hv_clear (value hvv)
+{
+ CAMLparam1 (hvv);
+ HV *hv = Hv_val (hvv);
+ hv_clear (hv);
+ CAMLreturn (Val_unit);
+}
+
+CAMLprim value
+perl4caml_hv_undef (value hvv)
+{
+ CAMLparam1 (hvv);
+ HV *hv = Hv_val (hvv);
+ hv_undef (hv);
+ CAMLreturn (Val_unit);
+}
+
+CAMLprim value