Pike v8.0 release 1738

Method hash_7_0()


Method hash_7_0

int hash_7_0(string s)
int hash_7_0(string s, int max)

Description

Return an integer derived from the string s. The same string always hashes to the same value, also between processes.

If max is given, the result will be >= 0 and < max, otherwise the result will be >= 0 and <= 0x7fffffff.

Note

This function is provided for backward compatibility with code written for Pike up and including version 7.0.

This function is not NUL-safe, and is byte-order dependant.

See also

hash(), 7.4::hash()