<function name="CRC" parent="util" type="libraryfunc"> <description>Generates the [CRC Checksum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_redundancy_check) of the specified string.</description>⤶ <description>⤶ Generates the [CRC Checksum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_redundancy_check) of the specified string.⤶ ⤶ <warning>⤶ This is NOT a hashing function. It is a checksum, typically used for error detection/data corruption detection. It is possible for this function to generate "collisions", where two different strings will produce the same CRC. If you need a hashing function, use <page>util.SHA256</page>.⤶ </warning>⤶ </description>⤶ <realm>Shared</realm> <args> <arg name="stringToHash" type="string">The string to calculate the checksum of.</arg> <arg name="stringToChecksum" type="string">The string to calculate the checksum of.</arg> </args> <rets> <ret name="" type="string">The unsigned 32 bit checksum.</ret> </rets> </function> <example> <description>Prints out the CRC-32 checksum of "a".</description> <code>print( util.CRC( "a" ))</code> <output>3904355907</output> </example>