dbms_utility.get_hash_value
- From: Jose Manuel Quesada <jose.manuelquesada@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:33:28 +0200
Could anybody tell me under which circunstances different inputs to
dbms_utility.get_hash_value can lead to the same output.
The reason is that I work with a 8.1.7.4 database and need to use
PLSQL tables with the key based on string values.
So, as the table in indexed by binary integer, I convert the strings
to integers through dbms_utility.get_hash_value.
I am so afraid of duplicating keys for different strings that I always
writing comparison snippets to verify that the key is not being used
by a different string.
Is this an exagerated measure?
Thanks in advance.
Jose M. Quesada
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