NAME

Digest::FNV - Perl interface to FNV hash

SYNOPSIS

use Digest::FNV qw(fnv);

my $hash = fnv("abc123");

DESCRIPTION

Digest::FNV is an implementation for the 32-bit version of Fowler/Noll/Vo hashing algorithm which allows variable length input strings to be quickly hashed into unsigned integer values. For more information about this hash, please visit http://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/comp/fnv/.

NOTE

Support for the 64-bit version is not included in this release.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The implementation in C is obtained from the source code released on public domain by one of the authors - Landon Curt Noll.

SEE ALSO

Digest::FNV::PurePerl, Digest::Pearson, Digest::DJB.

BUGS

Please send your comments to tnguyen@cpan.org.