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{{Server client function}}

{{Note box|returns an uppercase string, so make sure you string.upper() anything else you are checking against that has been sha256'd elsewhere.}}
{{Tip|The sha module and this function may conflict with eachother, if you use this function uninstall the module!}}

Calculates the sha256 hash of the specified string.

==Syntax==
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">string sha256 ( string str )</syntaxhighlight>

===Required Arguments===
*'''str:''' the string to hash.

===Returns===
Returns the sha256 hash of the input string if successful, ''false'' otherwise.

==Example==
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
addCommandHandler ( "sha", -- Create a command
	function ( thePlayer, command, input )
		if ( input ) then -- Check if the string exist
			local hash = sha256( input ) -- Generate the hash
			outputChatBox( hash ) -- Output the hash in the chat
		end
	end
)
</syntaxhighlight>

==See Also==
{{Utility functions}}