UTF8Encoding.GetHashCode Method

Return Value

Type: System.Int32
The hash code for the current instance.

Imports System.Text

Class Example

   Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      ' Many ways to instantiate a UTF8 encoding.
      Dim UTF8a As New UTF8Encoding()
      Dim UTF8b As Encoding = Encoding.UTF8
      Dim UTF8c = New UTF8Encoding(True, True)
      Dim UTF8d = New UTF8Encoding(False, False)

      ' But not all are the same.
      outputBlock.Text &= UTF8a.GetHashCode() & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text &= UTF8b.GetHashCode() & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text &= UTF8c.GetHashCode() & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text &= UTF8d.GetHashCode() & vbCrLf
   End Sub 'Main
End Class 'UTF8EncodingExample

using System;
using System.Text;

class Example
{
   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      // Many ways to instantiate a UTF8 encoding.
      UTF8Encoding UTF8a = new UTF8Encoding();
      Encoding UTF8b = Encoding.UTF8;
      Encoding UTF8c = new UTF8Encoding(true, true);
      Encoding UTF8d = new UTF8Encoding(false, false);

      // But not all are the same.
      outputBlock.Text += UTF8a.GetHashCode() + "\n";
      outputBlock.Text += UTF8b.GetHashCode() + "\n";
      outputBlock.Text += UTF8c.GetHashCode() + "\n";
      outputBlock.Text += UTF8d.GetHashCode() + "\n";
   }
}