Checksum
Description:
Creates a new Checksum, using the checksum algorithm checksum_type.
If the checksum_type is not known, null is returned. A
Checksum can be used to compute the checksum, or digest, of an arbitrary binary blob,
using different hashing algorithms.
A Checksum works by feeding a binary blob through update until there is data to be checked; the digest can then be extracted using get_string, which will return the checksum as a hexadecimal string; or get_digest, which will return a vector of raw bytes. Once either get_string or get_digest have been called on a Checksum, the checksum will be closed and it won't be possible to call update on it anymore.
Parameters:
| checksum_type |
the desired type of checksum |
Returns:
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the newly created Checksum, or null. Use
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