Method Nettle.HashInfo()->hash()

Method hash: string hash(string data)
Description: Works as a (faster) shortcut for HashState()->update(data)->digest(), where HashState is the hash state class corresponding to this HashInfo.
See also: HashState()->update() and HashState()->digest() .

Method hash: string hash(Stdio.File file, void|int bytes)
Description: Works as a (faster) shortcut for HashState()->update(Stdio.read_file(file))->digest(), where HashState is the hash state class corresponding to this HashInfo.
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.
See also: Stdio.File , HashState()->update() and HashState()->digest() .