rht_get_it is similar to rht_get except that it fills out a rht_it, which can be queried much like a rht_pair, but does not need to be reclaimed like a rht_pair.

However, any such iterator is only valid while this thread holds the lock. Once the lock is released the iterator cannot be used.

If no equivalent entry exists the iterator will point to the special "end entry" of the dictionary, which is one past the last entry in the dictionary.