HashString(string)

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Returns the 32bit integer hash of sString.

int HashString(
    string sString
);

Parameters

sString

The string from which the hash is calculated.

Description

Returns the 32bit integer hash of sString. This hash is stable and will always have the same value for same input string, regardless of platform.

The hash algorithm is the same as the one used internally for strings in case statements, so you can do:

    switch (HashString(sString))
    {
         case "AAA":    HandleAAA(); break;
         case "BBB":    HandleBBB(); break;
    }

NOTE: The exact algorithm used is XXH32(sString) ^ XXH32(""). This means that HashString("") is 0.

Remarks

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Version

This function was added in 1.87.8193.35 of NWN:EE.

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See Also

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