Method Nettle.Hash()->hash()

Method hash

string(8bit) hash(string(8bit) data)

Description

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

See also

State()->update() and State()->digest().

Method hash

string(8bit) hash(Stdio.File|Stdio.Buffer|String.Buffer|System.Memory source, void|int(0..)|__deprecated__(int(..-1)) bytes)

Description

Works as a (faster) shortcut for e.g. State()->update(Stdio.read_file(file))->digest(), where State is the hash state class corresponding to this Hash.

Parameter bytes

The number of bytes of the file object file that should be hashed. Zero and negative numbers are ignored and the whole file is hashed. Support for negative numbers is deprecated.

See also

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