FileFunctions.

GetChecksum(string, string) Method

Summary

Calculates a checksum for a given file and returns it in a hex string.
Assembly
NAnt.Contrib.dll
Namespace
NAnt.Contrib.Functions
Containing Type
FileFunctions

Syntax

[Function("get-checksum")]
public string GetChecksum(string path, string algorithm)

Examples

Displays the MD5 checksum of a file.

<echo>Checksum=${file::get-checksum('Cegeka.exe', 'MD5')}"></echo>

Attributes

Type Description
Function

Parameters

Name Type Description
path string The file for which to calculate a checksum.
algorithm string The name of hash algorithm to use.

Return Value

Type Description
string The hex-formatted checksum of the specified file.