HashFile (file hashing)

function HashFile(hashType, fileName: string): string;

The HashFile function computes the hash value of a file. The hash value is returned as a string.

This function accepts the following parameters:

Parameter	Type	Requirement	Explanation
hashType	string	required	must be either one of these values: md5, sha1, sha128, sha256, sha384, sha512, sha3128, sha3256, sha3384, sha3512
fileName	string	required	fully qualified path to the file of which you want to compute the hash

Example

{
  var h = HashFile('sha256', './documents/resume.pdf');
  // if the file exists and the hashType is valid, h will contain the hash value of the file
}