instance method
Hash#hash
() -> ::Integer
hash → an_integer
hash.c
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static VALUE
rb_hash_hash(VALUE hash)
{
st_index_t size = RHASH_SIZE(hash);
st_index_t hval = rb_hash_start(size);
hval = rb_hash_uint(hval, (st_index_t)rb_hash_hash);
if (size) {
rb_hash_foreach(hash, hash_i, (VALUE)&hval);
}
hval = rb_hash_end(hval);
return ST2FIX(hval);
}
Returns the integer hash-code for the hash.
Two hashes have the same hash-code if their content is the same (regardless of order):
Example
h1 = {foo: 0, bar: 1, baz: 2} h2 = {baz: 2, bar: 1, foo: 0} h2.hash == h1.hash # => true h2.eql? h1 # => true
Related: see Methods for Querying.