(PureBasic) SHA256 Hash the Bytes Represented in a Hex String

Demonstrates how to compute the SHA256 hash of the bytes represented by a hexidecimal encoded string, and return the hash bytes as an hex encoded string.

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IncludeFile "CkBinData.pb"
IncludeFile "CkCrypt2.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    ; This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    ; See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    success.i

    ; We wish to compute the SHA256 hash of the bytes 0x6C 0xF8 0xEA 0x51 0xE4 0xE0 0xF5 0x99 0xCF ...
    src.s = "6CF8EA51E4E0F599CF03EC8D58C3DCBC9C889A77FB2816B40DE25C2EC54E98A67EA517B"

    bd.i = CkBinData::ckCreate()
    If bd.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkBinData::ckAppendEncoded(bd,src,"hex")

    ; The bd now contains the bytes 0x6C 0xF8 0xEA 0x51 0xE4 0xE0 0xF5 0x99 0xCF ...

    crypt.i = CkCrypt2::ckCreate()
    If crypt.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkCrypt2::setCkHashAlgorithm(crypt, "sha256")
    CkCrypt2::setCkEncodingMode(crypt, "hex")

    ; Hash the bytes contained in bd, and return the 32-byte SHA256 hash as a hexidecimal encoded string.
    result.s = CkCrypt2::ckHashBdENC(crypt,bd)
    Debug result


    CkBinData::ckDispose(bd)
    CkCrypt2::ckDispose(crypt)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure