PHP | hash_copy() Function

The hash_copy() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to get the copy of hashing context.

Syntax:

hash_copy( $context )

Parameters: This function accepts single parameter $context which is used to specify the hashing context returned by hash_init() function.

Return Value: This function returns a copy of Hashing Context.

Below programs illustrate the hash_copy() function in PHP:

Program 1:

<?php

// Initialize an incremental
// hashing context
$context = hash_init("sha1");

// Copy context using hash_copy function
$cp_context = hash_copy($context);

// Finalize an incremental hash
// and return resulting digest
echo hash_final($context), "\n";

// Update context
hash_update($cp_context, "GFG");


// Print finalize context
echo hash_final($cp_context), "\n";
?>

Output:

da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709
adb536466977c49bebb6317891bffb77dc6e5823

Program 2:

<?php

// Initialize an incremental
// hashing context
$context = hash_init("md5");

// Copy context using hash_copy function
$cp_context = hash_copy($context);

// Finalize an incremental hash
// and return resulting digest
echo hash_final($context), "\n";

// Update context
hash_update($cp_context, "GFG");


// Print finalize context
echo hash_final($cp_context), "\n";
?>

Output:

d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e
eadc14b80cd2f247f467eb6c7f45fa9b

Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/function.hash-copy.php