Aug 29, 2008 · 153 What is a good Hash function? I saw a lot of hash function and applications in my data structures courses in college, but I mostly got that it's pretty hard to make a good …

I'm working on hash table in C language and I'm testing hash function for string. The first function I've tried is to add ascii code and use modulo (% 100) but i've got poor results with the first ...

Jun 18, 2010 · A hash function is a way to create a compact representation of an arbitrarily large amount of data. In java with the hashcode method this means somehow describing the state of …

Mar 20, 2009 · This way the hash function covers all your hash space uniformly. Edit: The biggest disadvantage of this hash function is that it preserves divisibility, so if your integers are all …

Try Hash table on Wikipedia instead. A hash function is used as part of the process, but does not explain "how" a hash table works.

Jul 11, 2013 · Hash values should therefore not be stored permanently. If you need to use hash values in a permanent way you can take a look at the more "serious" types of hashes, …

I see a lot of confusion between hashes and encryption algorithms and I would like to hear some more expert advice about: When to use hashes vs encryptions What makes a hash or …

317 An easy, correct way to implement __hash__() is to use a key tuple. It won't be as fast as a specialized hash, but if you need that then you should probably implement the type in C. …

Aug 17, 2010 · I would like to convert a number of excel cells in my document from a serial number to the MD5 hash of that serial number. Is there a precompiled formula in excel that …

A general purpose, worst-case collision-minimising hash function's job is to spray the keys around the hash table buckets effectively at random, while always generating the same hash value for …