mhash_count
Name
mhash_count — Gets the number of hash IDs.
Returns
Integer representing the number of hash IDs
Description
mhash_count() gets the maximum number of hash IDs.
Numbering of hashes starts at 0. Using this
value, it's possible to get a list of all available
hashes, as shown in the following example.
Version
Existing since versions 3.0.9 and 4.0
Example
Example 744. Print the names
of available hash algorithms
<?php
$hashcount = mhash_count();
for ($i = 0; $i <= $hashcount; $i++) {
printf("%s\n",mhash_get_hash_name($i));
}
?>
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