computeChecksumForString

Computes the checksum of a string.

The hexadecimal string returned will be in lower case.

string

(

glib.types.ChecksumType checksumType

string str

ptrdiff_t length

)

Parameters

checksumType glib.types.ChecksumType: a #GChecksumType
str string: the string to compute the checksum of
length ptrdiff_t: the length of the string, or -1 if the string is null-terminated.

Return Value

Type: string

the checksum as a hexadecimal string, or null if glib.checksum.Checksum.new_ fails for checksum_type. The returned string should be freed with glib.global.gfree when done using it.