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# hash_final

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hash_final -- Finalize an incremental hash and return resulting digest

## Description

string hash_final ( resource context [, bool raw_output] )

## Parameters

context

  Hashing context returned by hash_init().

raw_output

  When set to `TRUE`, outputs raw binary data. Default value (`FALSE`) outputs lowercase hexits.

## Return Values

Returns a string containing the calculated message digest as lowercase hexits unless raw_output is set to true in which case the raw binary representation of the message digest is returned.

## Examples

Example 1. hash_final() example

`<?php $ctx = hash_init('sha1'); hash_update($ctx, 'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.'); echo hash_final($ctx); ?>`

The above example will output:

    c0854fb9fb03c41cce3802cb0d220529e6eef94e

## See Also

hash_init()
hash_update()
hash_update_stream()
hash_update_file()

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