hpux man page for elf_hash

elf_hash(3E)															      elf_hash(3E)

NAME
       elf_hash - compute hash value

SYNOPSIS
       [flag... ] file...  [library] ...

DESCRIPTION
       computes  a  hash  value, given a null terminated string, name.	The returned hash value, h, can be used as a bucket index, typically after
       computing h mod x to ensure appropriate bounds.

       Hash tables may be built on one machine and used on another because uses unsigned arithmetic  to  avoid	possible  differences  in  various
       machines'  signed  arithmetic.	Although  name is shown as above, treats it as to avoid sign extension differences.  Using eliminates type
       conflicts with expressions such as ("name").

       ELF files' symbol hash tables are computed using this function (see elf_getdata(3E) and elf_xlate(3E)).	The hash value returned is guaran-
       teed not to be the bit pattern of all ones

SEE ALSO
       elf(3E), elf_getdata(3E), elf_xlate(3E).

																      elf_hash(3E)