Method __builtin.Nettle.Hash()->hash()

Method hash

string(8bit) hash(string(8bit) data)
string(8bit) hash(Stdio.File file, void|int bytes)

Description

Shortcut for hashing some data.

Parameter data

String to hash.

Parameter file

Stdio.File object to read some data to hash from.

Parameter bytes

The number of bytes of the file object file that should be hashed. Negative numbers are ignored and the whole file is hashed.

Works as a (possibly faster) shortcut for State(data)->digest(), where State is the hash state class corresponding to this Hash.

See also

Stdio.File, State()->update() and State()->digest().