I have a huge text file (.txt), how to read the data in text to a hashtable in matlab.

Please help.

[Walter Roberson]

Are you planning to use container class or to use one of the hashtable implementations in the File Exchange, or to write your own?

[Aditya]

Walter, Yes! I want to use the container class. And I want to write my own code for my program, can u help me doing so.

Also let me know if there are any alternatives like textscan(), functions that can be used to read huge files.

Thanks

[Walter Roberson]

If this is the same files as for your earlier http://www.mathworks.co.uk/matlabcentral/answers/113231-how-to-handle-1-gb-2gb-txt-files-efficiently-in-matlab-i-used-textscan-is-it-efficient then you will need to answer the questions I asked there before I can make a recommendation.

What would be a typical key for your purpose? And what would be a typical value?