Delphi DLL

Workaround for the deprecated Crypt2.HashString method

Shows how to replace the deprecated HashString method. (Chilkat is moving away from the use of CkByteData.) Delphi DLL

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, CkByteData, Crypt2;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
crypt: HCkCrypt2;
inputStr: PWideChar;
outData: HCkByteData;
hash_base64: PWideChar;

begin
crypt := CkCrypt2_Create();

CkCrypt2_putCharset(crypt,'utf-8');

CkCrypt2_putHashAlgorithm(crypt,'sha256');

inputStr := 'This is a test.';

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The HashString method is deprecated:

outData := CkByteData_Create();

success := CkCrypt2_HashString(crypt,inputStr,outData);

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Workaround.
// (Chilkat is moving away from using CkByteData)

CkCrypt2_putEncodingMode(crypt,'base64');
hash_base64 := CkCrypt2__hashStringENC(crypt,inputStr);

Memo1.Lines.Add(hash_base64);

CkCrypt2_Dispose(crypt);
CkByteData_Dispose(outData);

end;