String2Hash

Convert a String Array (Text) to a hash code

Description

This function generates a hash value from a text string
 
  hash=string2hash(str,type);
 
  inputs,
    str : The text string, or array with text strings.
  outputs,
    hash : The hash value, integer value between 0 and 2^32-1
    type : Type of has 'djb2' (default) or 'sdbm'
 
  From c-code on : http://www.cse.yorku.ca/~oz/hash.html
 
  djb2
   this algorithm was first reported by dan bernstein many years ago
   in comp.lang.c
 
  sdbm
   this algorithm was created for sdbm (a public-domain reimplementation of
   ndbm) database library. it was found to do well in scrambling bits,
   causing better distribution of the keys and fewer splits. it also happens
   to be a good general hashing function with good distribution.
 
  example,
 
   hash=string2hash('hello world');
   disp(hash);

• MATLAB release: MATLAB 7.10 (2010a)