Hash table

Is it ever possible to have a Hash table that can do get,put,remove @ O(1) for Strings?

calculating the hash for the String alone is O(n), is it not? [that's if you want to produce a good hash that won't collide all over the place]

>>67
First, tell me, have you ever written a non trivial piece of code in your entire life? I bet not. Have you ever read knuth? I bet not.