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Ruby | String hash method

Last Updated : 12 Dec, 2019
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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
# 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
# Ruby program to demonstrate 
# the hash method 
     
# Taking a string and 
# using the method
puts "Sample".hash                
puts "Program".hash
Output:
1285954436548758293
-6969951348417810

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