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mhash_get_hash_name

Name

mhash_get_hash_name — Gets the name of the specified hash algorithm.

Synopsis

string mhash_get_hash_name(hash); const hash: mhash constant representing a specific hash algorithm

Returns

Name of the specified hash algorithm; FALSE on error

Description

mhash_get_hash_name() gets the name of the specified hash algorithm. In PHP, the name of the hash normally has 'MHASH_' prepended. This function returns the actual name of the hash; it could be used to determine what hash algorithms are available.

Version

Existing since versions 3.0.9 and 4.0

Example

Example 746. 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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