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STRHASH(3)		     C Programmer's Manual		    STRHASH(3)

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  bet‐
       ter 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.

SEE ALSO
       publib(3), hashtab(3)

AUTHOR
       Lars Wirzenius (lars.wirzenius@helsinki.fi)

Publib			     C Programmer's Manual		    STRHASH(3)

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