NAME¶
strhash - hash function for strings
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <publib.h>
unsigned long strhash(const char *s);
DESCRIPTION¶
strhash is a hash function for strings. It uses an algorithm that tries
to be good in most cases, but it is often possible to use a better algorithm
that takes better into account the characteristics of the data for a given
application. However, strhash often good enough; test it before
spending time to develop a better one.
RETURN VALUE¶
strhash returns the computed hash value. Note that the value is not
scaled into any particular range (all values that an unsigned long can take
are possible). The caller will have to do the scaling himself.
AUTHOR¶
Lars Wirzenius (lars.wirzenius@helsinki.fi)
