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instance method

Digest::Instance#update

digest_obj.update(string) → digest_obj

static VALUE
rb_digest_instance_update(VALUE self, VALUE str)
{
    rb_digest_instance_method_unimpl(self, "update");

    UNREACHABLE;
}

Updates the digest using a given string and returns self.

The update() method and the left-shift operator are overridden by each implementation subclass. (One should be an alias for the other)

See also #to_s #size also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.0