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diff --git a/docs/nspr/reference/pl_hashstring.rst b/docs/nspr/reference/pl_hashstring.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3c6b8cde5f --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/nspr/reference/pl_hashstring.rst @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +PL_HashString +============= + +A general-purpose hash function for character strings. + + +Syntax +------ + +.. code:: + + #include <plhash.h> + + PLHashNumber PL_HashString(const void *key); + + +Parameter +~~~~~~~~~ + +The function has the following parameter: + +``key`` + A pointer to a character string. + + +Returns +~~~~~~~ + +The hash number for the specified key. + + +Description +----------- + +:ref:`PL_HashString` can be used as the key hash function for a hash table +if the key is a character string. |