Ruby | String hash method

hash is a String class method in Ruby which is used to return a hash based on the string’s length, content and encoding.

Syntax: str.hash
Parameters: Here, str is the given string.
Returns: A hash based on the string’s length, content and encoding.

Example 1:

# Ruby program to demonstrate 
# the hash method 
       
# Taking a string and 
# using the method
puts "Ruby".hash                
puts "String".hash

Output:

3142682481284465636
-3118341609802567384

Example 2:

# Ruby program to demonstrate 
# the hash method 
       
# Taking a string and 
# using the method
puts "Sample".hash                
puts "Program".hash