I'm trying to figure out how to make an MD5 Hash from an entire StringList. I am referencing the documentation here:
https://wiki.freepascal.org/hash

and I see how to make an MD5 Hash from a File, or from a single string, but I do not see how to make an MD5 Hash from something like a String List. It mentions: 'There are routines to calculate hashes from some buffer, or a hash from an entire file.' So how does one make an MD5 Hash from 'some buffer' ?

Is there a simple way I can create an MD5 Hash from my entire stringlist, or do I have to add the strings into some sort of buffer myself and then get the hash from that?

Any advice is greatly appreciated

James

Maybe:

 hash := Md5Hash(MyStringlist.Text);

I don't know the call to the MD5hash creator, but the content of the stringlist is available as property Text...

Thanks you!

That got me on the right path.
Here's the working sample:

Hash  := Md5Print(MD5String(MyStringlist.Text));

James

Warning! That's platform dependent code due the new line sequences.

Maybe:

MyStringList.LineBreak := #10;
Hash  := Md5Print(MD5String(MyStringlist.Text));

Then the new line issue may be solved?

Be careful, the code below is codepage dependent. TStrings.GetTextStr does not inspect the codepage of each string and simply moves the characters into a common buffer. Fast, but the question is: are you using the hash to compare two string lists that are binary equivalent or two string lists that contain the same unicode characters. The code below only guarantees to answer the first question.