HashAlgorithm.Initialize Method (System.Security.Cryptography)

.NET Framework Class Library

HashAlgorithm..::.Initialize Method

Initializes an implementation of the HashAlgorithm class.

Namespace: System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public MustOverride Sub Initialize

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As HashAlgorithm

instance.Initialize()

public abstract void Initialize()

Visual C++

public:
virtual void Initialize() abstract

JScript

public abstract function Initialize()

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0

Reference

HashAlgorithm Class

HashAlgorithm Members

System.Security.Cryptography Namespace

Other Resources

Cryptographic Services