Hashtable nullability rule — can a key be null and can a value be null?

Introduction / Context:Hashtable stores key/value pairs with hashing semantics. Null handling differs for keys and values.

Concept / Approach:Hashtable prohibits null keys because hashing and equality logic require a valid object reference. However, values may legitimately be null to represent “no value” while still reserving a key in the table.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:Allowing a null key breaks hashing; disallowing null values is unnecessary; the comparer does not change the prohibition on null keys.

Final Answer:True — a key cannot be null, but a value can be null.