Finalize an incremental hash and return resulting digest

# hash_final

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL hash >= 1.1)

hash_final — Finalize an incremental hash and return resulting digest

### Description

hash_final(HashContext `$context`, bool `$binary` = `false`): string

### Parameters

`context`

  Hashing context returned by hash_init().

`binary`

  When set to `true`, outputs raw binary data. `false` outputs lowercase hexits.

### Return Values

Returns a string containing the calculated message digest as lowercase hexits unless `binary` is set to true in which case the raw binary representation of the message digest is returned.

### Changelog

Version | Description
--- | ---
7.2.0 | Accept HashContext instead of resource.

### See Also

- hash_init() - Initialize an incremental hashing context
- hash_update() - Pump data into an active hashing context
- hash_update_stream() - Pump data into an active hashing context from an open stream
- hash_update_file() - Pump data into an active hashing context from a file

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