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standard.lib.cripto.sha1

Name Version Deprecated
sha1 version 1.0 no

Prototype:
string sha1(string str)

Parameters:
str      [in] The string of which sha1 is needed

Description:
Calculate the sha1 hash of a string. Calculates the sha1 hash of str using the US Secure Hash Algorithm 1, and returns that hash. The hash is a 40-character hexadecimal number.

Example:
import standard.lib.cripto

class Main {
     function Main() {
          echo "The sha1 hash of 'test' is : "+sha1("test");
     }
}  

Results 
The sha1 hash of 'test' is : a94a8fe5ccb19ba61c4c0873d391e987982fbbd3 

Returns:
Returns the sha1 hash as a string encapsulating a hex number.

Documented by Eduard Suica, generation time: Fri Jan 21 18:06:20 2011 GMT(c)2011 RadGs Software