functionhashString

Creates a hash value of a String

Information

Syntax

hash = Strings.hashString(string);

Description

Returns an Integer hash value of the provided string (the hash can be any Integer, including zero or a negative number).

Example

  hashString("this is a test")     // =  1827717433
  hashString("Controller.noise1")  // = -1025762750

Inputs

TypeNameDefaultDescription
StringstringThe string to create a hash from

Outputs

TypeNameDefaultDescription
IntegerhashThe hash value of string

Revisions

Date Description
June 22, 2015
Initial version implemented by A. Klöckner, F. v.d. Linden, D. Zimmer, M. Otter.
DLR Institute of System Dynamics and Control