hashString

builtins.hashString

Primop

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Takes 2 arguments

type, s

Return a base-16 representation of the cryptographic hash of string s. The hash algorithm specified by type must be one of "md5", "sha1", "sha256" or "sha512".

This function is not defined in a .nix file. It is likely a builtins function or an alias of a builtins function. Builtins functions are predefined functions provided by Nix.

Noogle detected

Detected Type

hashString :: String -> String -> String

Implementation

This function is implemented in c++ and is part of the native nix runtime.