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   3 --                         GNAT COMPILER COMPONENTS                         --
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  32 --  This package provides a generic hashing function over strings, suitable for
  33 --  use with a string keyed hash table. In particular, it is the basis for the
  34 --  string hash functions in Ada.Containers.
  35 --
  36 --  The algorithm used here is not appropriate for applications that require
  37 --  cryptographically strong hashes, or for application which wish to use very
  38 --  wide hash values as pseudo unique identifiers. In such cases please refer
  39 --  to GNAT.SHA1 and GNAT.MD5.
  40
  41 package System.String_Hash is
  42    pragma Pure;
  43
  44    generic
  45       type Char_Type is (<>);
  46       --  The character type composing the key string type
  47
  48       type Key_Type is array (Positive range <>) of Char_Type;
  49       --  The string type to use as a hash key
  50
  51       type Hash_Type is mod <>;
  52       --  The type to be returned as a hash value. This must be a 32-bit
  53       --  unsigned type with full range 0 .. 2**32-1, no other type is allowed
  54       --  for this instantiation (checked in the body by Compile_Time_Error).
  55
  56    function Hash (Key : Key_Type) return Hash_Type;
  57    pragma Inline (Hash);
  58    --  Compute a hash value for a key
  59
  60 end System.String_Hash;