# Method hash_7_0()

Method hash_7_0

  ``int` hash_7_0(`string` `s`)`
  ``int` hash_7_0(`string` `s`, `int` `max`)`

Description

  Return an integer derived from the string `s`. The same string always hashes to the same value, also between processes.

  If `max` is given, the result will be >= 0 and < `max`, otherwise the result will be >= 0 and <= 0x7fffffff.

Note

  This function is provided for backward compatibility with code written for Pike up and including version 7.0.

  This function is not NUL-safe, and is byte-order dependant.

See also

  hash(), 7.4::hash()