HashAlgorithm.TransformBlock(Byte[], Int32, Int32, Byte[], Int32) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Security.Cryptography

Assemblies:

netstandard.dll, System.Security.Cryptography.dll

Source:

HashAlgorithm.cs

Computes the hash value for the specified region of the input byte array and copies the specified region of the input byte array to the specified region of the output byte array.

C#

public int TransformBlock(byte[] inputBuffer, int inputOffset, int inputCount, byte[]? outputBuffer, int outputOffset);

Parameters

inputBuffer

Byte[]

The input to compute the hash code for.

inputOffset

Int32

The offset into the input byte array from which to begin using data.

inputCount

Int32

The number of bytes in the input byte array to use as data.

outputBuffer

Byte[]

A copy of the part of the input array used to compute the hash code.

outputOffset

Int32

The offset into the output byte array from which to begin writing data.

Returns

Int32

The number of bytes written.

Implements

TransformBlock(Byte[], Int32, Int32, Byte[], Int32)

Exceptions

ArgumentException

inputCount uses an invalid value.

-or-

inputBuffer has an invalid length.

ArgumentNullException

inputBuffer is null.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

inputOffset is out of range. This parameter requires a non-negative number.

ObjectDisposedException

The object has already been disposed.

Examples

The following code examples use the TransformFinalBlock method with the TransformBlock method to hash a string.

C#

using System;
using System.Security.Cryptography;
using System.Text;

class MainClass
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        RandomNumberGenerator rnd = RandomNumberGenerator.Create();

        byte[] input = new byte[20];
        rnd.GetBytes(input);

        Console.WriteLine("Input        : {0}\n", BytesToStr(input));
        PrintHash(input);
        PrintHashOneBlock(input);
        PrintHashMultiBlock(input, 1);
        PrintHashMultiBlock(input, 2);
        PrintHashMultiBlock(input, 3);
        PrintHashMultiBlock(input, 5);
        PrintHashMultiBlock(input, 10);
        PrintHashMultiBlock(input, 11);
        PrintHashMultiBlock(input, 19);
        PrintHashMultiBlock(input, 20);
        PrintHashMultiBlock(input, 21);
    }

    public static string BytesToStr(byte[] bytes)
    {
        StringBuilder str = new StringBuilder();

        for (int i = 0; i < bytes.Length; i++)
            str.AppendFormat("{0:X2}", bytes[i]);

        return str.ToString();
    }

    public static void PrintHash(byte[] input)
    {
        SHA256Managed sha = new SHA256Managed();
        Console.WriteLine("ComputeHash  : {0}", BytesToStr(sha.ComputeHash(input)));
    }

    public static void PrintHashOneBlock(byte[] input)
    {
        SHA256Managed sha = new SHA256Managed();
        sha.TransformFinalBlock(input, 0, input.Length);
        Console.WriteLine("FinalBlock   : {0}", BytesToStr(sha.Hash));
    }

    public static void PrintHashMultiBlock(byte[] input, int size)
    {
        SHA256Managed sha = new SHA256Managed();
        int offset = 0;

        while (input.Length - offset >= size)
            offset += sha.TransformBlock(input, offset, size, input, offset);

        sha.TransformFinalBlock(input, offset, input.Length - offset);
        Console.WriteLine("MultiBlock {0:00}: {1}", size, BytesToStr(sha.Hash));
    }
}
/*
This example produces output similar to the following:

Input        : 45D97219908A572DE336B9DEC787C311D3349F69

ComputeHash  : 84E87322C7E3BCA848B0A698EE66E9A9725DA786F9FD4FFD46C385F59AB35B15
FinalBlock   : 84E87322C7E3BCA848B0A698EE66E9A9725DA786F9FD4FFD46C385F59AB35B15
MultiBlock 01: 84E87322C7E3BCA848B0A698EE66E9A9725DA786F9FD4FFD46C385F59AB35B15
MultiBlock 02: 84E87322C7E3BCA848B0A698EE66E9A9725DA786F9FD4FFD46C385F59AB35B15
MultiBlock 03: 84E87322C7E3BCA848B0A698EE66E9A9725DA786F9FD4FFD46C385F59AB35B15
MultiBlock 05: 84E87322C7E3BCA848B0A698EE66E9A9725DA786F9FD4FFD46C385F59AB35B15
MultiBlock 10: 84E87322C7E3BCA848B0A698EE66E9A9725DA786F9FD4FFD46C385F59AB35B15
MultiBlock 11: 84E87322C7E3BCA848B0A698EE66E9A9725DA786F9FD4FFD46C385F59AB35B15
MultiBlock 19: 84E87322C7E3BCA848B0A698EE66E9A9725DA786F9FD4FFD46C385F59AB35B15
MultiBlock 20: 84E87322C7E3BCA848B0A698EE66E9A9725DA786F9FD4FFD46C385F59AB35B15
MultiBlock 21: 84E87322C7E3BCA848B0A698EE66E9A9725DA786F9FD4FFD46C385F59AB35B15

*/

Remarks

You must call the TransformBlock method before calling the TransformFinalBlock method. You must call both methods before you retrieve the final hash value.

To retrieve the final hash value after calling the TransformFinalBlock method, get the byte array contained within the Hash property.

Calling the TransformBlock method with different input and output arrays results in an IOException.

Applies to