How to hash a string using a custom hash function in Go?

To hash a string using a custom hash function in Go, you can follow these steps:

  1. Create a custom hash function that takes a string argument and returns an integer (hash value). For example, you can create a simple hash function that sums up the ASCII values of the characters in the string:
func customHash(str string) int { hash := 0 for _, character := range str { hash += int(character) } return hash }
  1. Call the custom hash function with the string you want to hash. For example:
stringToHash := "Hello, World!" hashValue := customHash(stringToHash)

The hashValue variable will store the hash value of the given string.

Note that this is a simple and straightforward hash function implementation for demonstration purposes. In practice, you may want to use more complex and secure hash functions like SHA256 or bcrypt for stronger security.