memofunc (version 1.0.2)

hash.list: Hash

Description

Hashes a list of items, generating a single unique hash value which is based on the combination of hashed list items.

Usage

# S3 method for list
hash(value)

Arguments

value

value to hash

Value

hashed value as a string

Examples

# NOT RUN {
my.function <- function (x, y) x+y

# a list of values to hash
values <- list(
  "Hello world!",
  101,
  3.142,
  TRUE,
  my.function,
  (function (x, y) x+y),
  functionCall(my.function, call("my.function", 10, 10)),
  list(a=1, b=2, c="hello")
)

# hash the values in the list
(hashes <- lapply(values, hash))

# Note that functions with the same body will have the same hash
hashes[[5]] == hashes[[6]]
# }