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Reusable hash objects (XAML)

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The CryptographicHash object can be used to repeatedly hash different data without having to re-create the object for each use. The Append method adds new data to a buffer to be hashed. The GetValueAndReset method hashes the data and resets the object for another use. This is shown by the following example.

public void SampleReusableHash()
{
    // Create a string that contains the name of the hashing algorithm to use.
    String strAlgName = HashAlgorithmNames.Sha512;

    // Create a HashAlgorithmProvider object.
    HashAlgorithmProvider objAlgProv = HashAlgorithmProvider.OpenAlgorithm(strAlgName);

    // Create a CryptographicHash object. This object can be reused to continually
    // hash new messages.
    CryptographicHash objHash = objAlgProv.CreateHash();

    // Hash message 1.
    String strMsg1 = "This is message 1.";
    IBuffer buffMsg1 = CryptographicBuffer.ConvertStringToBinary(strMsg1, BinaryStringEncoding.Utf16BE);
    objHash.Append(buffMsg1);
    IBuffer buffHash1 = objHash.GetValueAndReset();

    // Hash message 2.
    String strMsg2 = "This is message 2.";
    IBuffer buffMsg2 = CryptographicBuffer.ConvertStringToBinary(strMsg2, BinaryStringEncoding.Utf16BE);
    objHash.Append(buffMsg2);
    IBuffer buffHash2 = objHash.GetValueAndReset();

    // Hash message 3.
    String strMsg3 = "This is message 3.";
    IBuffer buffMsg3 = CryptographicBuffer.ConvertStringToBinary(strMsg3, BinaryStringEncoding.Utf16BE);
    objHash.Append(buffMsg3);
    IBuffer buffHash3 = objHash.GetValueAndReset();

    // Convert the hashes to string values (for display);
    String strHash1 = CryptographicBuffer.EncodeToBase64String(buffHash1);
    String strHash2 = CryptographicBuffer.EncodeToBase64String(buffHash2);
    String strHash3 = CryptographicBuffer.EncodeToBase64String(buffHash3);
}

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