How to create hash values from objects using Hasher
Hash values are an invaluable way of identifying data uniquely, and any type that conforms to the Hashable protocol can be used to create all or part of a hash value by using the Hasher struct.
To use this, create an instance of Hasher, provide it with whatever objects you want to hash, then call finalize() to generate the final value as an integer. For example:
struct iPad: Hashable {
var serialNumber: String
var capacity: Int
}
let first = iPad(serialNumber: "12345", capacity: 128)
let second = iPad(serialNumber: "abcde", capacity: 512)
var hasher = Hasher()
hasher.combine(first)
hasher.combine(second)
let hash = hasher.finalize()Available from iOS 8.0
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