Hashing (Exonum Java Binding: Common 0.5.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.exonum.binding.common.hash.Hashing

```
public final class Hashing
extends java.lang.Object
```
Static methods to obtain HashFunction instances, and other static hashing-related utilities.
A comparison of the various hash functions can be found here.

Since:

11.0

Author:

Kevin Bourrillion, Dimitris Andreou, Kurt Alfred Kluever

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static int`	`DEFAULT_HASH_SIZE_BITS`	Size of a hash code in the default Exonum algorithm, in bits.
`static int`	`DEFAULT_HASH_SIZE_BYTES`	Size of a hash code in the default Exonum algorithm.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static HashFunction`	`defaultHashFunction()`	Returns the default Exonum hash function: SHA-256.
`static HashFunction`	`sha256()`	Returns a hash function implementing the SHA-256 algorithm (256 hash bits).
`static HashFunction`	`sha384()`	Returns a hash function implementing the SHA-384 algorithm (384 hash bits).
`static HashFunction`	`sha512()`	Returns a hash function implementing the SHA-512 algorithm (512 hash bits).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - DEFAULT_HASH_SIZE_BYTES
```
public static final int DEFAULT_HASH_SIZE_BYTES
```
    Size of a hash code in the default Exonum algorithm.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DEFAULT_HASH_SIZE_BITS
```
public static final int DEFAULT_HASH_SIZE_BITS
```
    Size of a hash code in the default Exonum algorithm, in bits.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - sha256
```
public static HashFunction sha256()
```
    Returns a hash function implementing the SHA-256 algorithm (256 hash bits).
  - defaultHashFunction
```
public static HashFunction defaultHashFunction()
```
    Returns the default Exonum hash function: SHA-256.
    
    See Also:
    
    HashFunction.newHasher()
  - sha384
```
public static HashFunction sha384()
```
    Returns a hash function implementing the SHA-384 algorithm (384 hash bits).
    
    Since:
    
    19.0
  - sha512
```
public static HashFunction sha512()
```
    Returns a hash function implementing the SHA-512 algorithm (512 hash bits).