from_string

Description:

public static Quark from_string (string str)

Gets the Quark identifying the given string.

If the string does not currently have an associated Quark, a new Quark is created, using a copy of the string.

This function must not be used before library constructors have finished running. In particular, this means it cannot be used to initialize global variables in C++.

Parameters:

string

a string

Returns:

the Quark identifying the string, or 0 if string is null