Hasher (Oracle - Berkeley DB Java API)
Date: 2015-03-04

com.sleepycat.db

## Interface Hasher

-     public interface Hasher

  An application-specified, database hash function.

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `int` | `hash(Database db, byte[] data, int len)` An application-specified, database-specific hash function.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### hash

          int hash(Database db,
                 byte[] data,
                 int len)

      An application-specified, database-specific hash function.

      The hash function must handle any key values used by the application (possibly including zero-length keys).

      Parameters:
        `db` - The enclosing database handle.
        `data` - The byte string to be hashed.
        `len` - The length of the byte string in bytes.

        @return The hash value of the byte string.

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