part4
Interface HashFunction

All Known Implementing Classes:

DLH

public interface HashFunction

An interface that defines the basic behaviour of a hash function object.

Method Summary

java.math.BigInteger

hash(java.lang.String str) A method to hash a string to a big integer value.

Method Detail

hash

public java.math.BigInteger hash(java.lang.String str)
                          throws java.lang.Exception

A method to hash a string to a big integer value.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception