mortic::utilities Namespace Reference

A namespace that contains generic helper functions. More...

Functions
__utilities_h_extern__ unsigned int	hash (const std::string &str)
	A simple hash function.
__utilities_h_extern__ std::string	itoa (int n)
	Convert an integer to a string.

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Detailed Description

A namespace that contains generic helper functions.

This namespace is a place for generic helper functions that are useful in many places and usually come from other sources.

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Function Documentation

__utilities_h_extern__ unsigned int mortic::utilities::hash (  const std::string &  str  )

A simple hash function. This function generates a unique integer for a string. It is useful for passwords and many other things. This particular hash function is from an example on www.partow.net, and is under the Common Public License from http://www.opensource.org/licenses/cpl.php . All credit goes to them for such a wonderfully simple function. str - the string to make the hash from Returns: an integer based on the hash

__utilities_h_extern__ std::string mortic::utilities::itoa (  int  n  )

Convert an integer to a string. This function is copyright 2006 Priyadarsan, with the original code from http://www.freebookzone.com/others/itoa.h. It is only slightly modified to use std strings. n - the integer to convert Returns: the new string

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