String.GetHashCode Method
Returns the hash code for this string.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The behavior of GetHashCode is dependent on its implementation, which might change from one version of the common language runtime to another. A reason why this might happen is to improve the performance of GetHashCode.
 Note |
|---|
If two string objects are equal, the GetHashCode method returns identical values. However, there is not a unique hash code value for each unique string value. Different strings can return the same hash code. For more information about hash codes, see the Object.GetHashCode reference topic. |
The value returned by GetHashCode is platform-dependent. It differs on the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the .NET Framework.
The following example demonstrates the GetHashCode method using various input strings.
using System; class GetHashCode { public static void Main() { DisplayHashCode( "" ); DisplayHashCode( "a" ); DisplayHashCode( "ab" ); DisplayHashCode( "abc" ); DisplayHashCode( "abd" ); DisplayHashCode( "abe" ); DisplayHashCode( "abcdef" ); DisplayHashCode( "abcdeg" ); DisplayHashCode( "abcdeh" ); DisplayHashCode( "abcdei" ); DisplayHashCode( "Abcdeg" ); DisplayHashCode( "Abcdeh" ); DisplayHashCode( "Abcdei" ); } static void DisplayHashCode( String Operand ) { int HashCode = Operand.GetHashCode( ); Console.WriteLine("The hash code for \"{0}\" is: 0x{1:X8}, {1}", Operand, HashCode ); } } /* This example displays output like the following: The hash code for "" is: 0x2D2816FE, 757602046 The hash code for "a" is: 0xCDCAB7BF, -842352705 The hash code for "ab" is: 0xCDE8B7BF, -840386625 The hash code for "abc" is: 0x2001D81A, 536991770 The hash code for "abd" is: 0xC2A94CB5, -1029092171 The hash code for "abe" is: 0x6550C150, 1699791184 The hash code for "abcdef" is: 0x1762906D, 392335469 The hash code for "abcdeg" is: 0x1763906D, 392401005 The hash code for "abcdeh" is: 0x175C906D, 391942253 The hash code for "abcdei" is: 0x175D906D, 392007789 The hash code for "Abcdeg" is: 0x1763954D, 392402253 The hash code for "Abcdeh" is: 0x175C954D, 391943501 The hash code for "Abcdei" is: 0x175D954D, 392009037 */
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.