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43.10 File Class
Methods:
43.10. File Class 335
Ring Documentation, Release 1.5.4
Method Description/Output
read(cFileName) Read the file content
write(cFileName,cStr) Write string to file
dir(cFolderPath) Get the folder contents (files & sub folders)
rename(cOld,cNew) Rename files using the Rename() function
remove(cFileName) Delete a file using the Remove() function
open(cFileName,cMode) Open a file using the Fopen() function
close() Close file
flush() Flushes the output buffer of a stream
reopen(cFileName,cMode) Open another file using the same file handle
tempfile() Creates a temp. file (binary).
seek(noffset,nwhence) Set the file position of the stream
tell() Know the current file position of a stream
rewind() Set the file position to the beginning of the file
getpos() Get handle to the current file position
setpos(poshandle) Set the current file position
clearerr() Clear the EOF error and the error indicators of a stream
eof() Test the end-of-file indicator
error() Test the error indicator
perror(cErrorMessage) Print error message to the stderr
getc() Get the next character from the stream
gets(nsize) Read new line from the stream
putc(cchar) Write a character to the stream
puts(cStr) Write a string to the stream
ungetc(cchar) Push a character to the stream
fread(nsize) Read data from a stream
fwrite(cString) Write data to a stream
exists(cFileName) Check if a file exists
example:
Load "stdlib.ring"
ofile = new file
See "Test the file Class Methods" + nl
see ofile.read(filename())
see nl
ofile.open(filename(),"r")
see ofile.gets(100) + nl
ofile.close()
43.11 System Class
Methods:
43.11. System Class 336
Ring Documentation, Release 1.5.4
Method Description/Output
system() Execute system commands
sysget() Get environment variables
ismsdos() Check if the operating system is MSDOS or not
iswindows() Check if the operating system is Windows or not
iswindows64() Check if the operating system is Windows 64bit or not
isunix() Check if the operating system is Unix or not
ismacosx() Check if the operating system is Mac OS X or not
islinux() Check if the operating system is Linux or not
isfreebsd() Check if the operating system is FreeBSD or not
isandroid() Check if the operating system is Android or not
windowsnl() Get the windows new line string
sysargv() Get the command line arguments passed to the ring script
filename() Get the active source file
example:
Load "stdlib.ring"
oSystem = new System
See "Test the System Class Methods" + nl
oSystem.system("dir")
see oSystem.sysget("path") + nl
see oSystem.ismsdos() + nl
see oSystem.iswindows() + nl
see oSystem.iswindows64() + nl
see oSystem.isunix() + nl
see oSystem.ismacosx() + nl
see oSystem.islinux() + nl
see oSystem.isfreebsd() + nl
see oSystem.isandroid() + nl
see oSystem.windowsnl() + nl
see oSystem.sysargv() + nl
see oSystem.filename() + nl
43.12 Debug Class
Methods:
Method Description/Output
eval(cCode) Execute code during the runtime from string.
raise(cError) Raise an exception.
assert(cCondition) Test condition before executing the code.
example:
Load "stdlib.ring"
oDebug = new Debug
See "Test the Debug Class Methods" + nl
oDebug.eval("see 'Hello'+nl")
try
x = 10
oDebug.assert(x=11)
43.12. Debug Class 337
Ring Documentation, Release 1.5.4
catch see "assert" + nl done
raise("Error!")
43.13 DataType Class
Methods:
Method Description/Output
isstring(vValue) We can know if the value is a string or not.
isnumber(vValue) We can know if the value is a number or not.
islist(vValue) We can know if the value is a list or not.
type(vValue) Know the type of a value
isnull(vValue) Check the value to know if it’s null or not.
isalnum(vValue) 1 if the value is digit/letter or 0 if not
isalpha(vValue) 1 if the value is a letter or 0 if not
iscntrl(vValue) 1 if the value is a control character (no printing position)
isdigit(vValue) 1 if the value is a digit or 0 if not
isgraph(vValue) 1 if the value can be printed (Except space) or 0 if not
islower(vValue) 1 if the value is lowercase letter or 0 if not
isprint(vValue) 1 if the value occupies a printing position or 0 if not
ispunct(vValue) 1 if the value is a punctuation character or 0 if not
isspace(vValue) 1 if the value is a white-space or 0 if not
isupper(vValue) 1 if the value is an uppercase alphabetic letter or 0 if not
isxdigit(vValue) 1 if the value is a hexdecimal digit character or 0 if not
example:
Load "stdlib.ring"
oDataType = new DataType
See "Test the DataType Class Methods" + nl
see oDataType.isstring("test") + nl
see oDataType.isnumber(1) + nl
see oDataType.islist(1:3) + nl
see oDataType.type("test") + nl
see oDataType.isnull(null) + nl
see oDataType.isalnum("Hello") + nl + # print 1
oDataType.isalnum("123456") + nl + # print 1
oDataType.isalnum("ABCabc123") + nl + # print 1
oDataType.isalnum("How are you") + nl # print 0 because of spaces
see oDataType.isalpha("Hello") + nl + # print 1
oDataType.isalpha("123456") + nl + # print 0
oDataType.isalpha("ABCabc123") + nl + # print 0
oDataType.isalpha("How are you") + nl # print 0
See oDataType.iscntrl("hello") + nl + # print 0
oDataType.iscntrl(nl) # print 1
see oDataType.isdigit("0123456789") + nl + # print 1
oDataType.isdigit("0123a") + nl
see oDataType.isgraph("abcdef") + nl + # print 1
oDataType.isgraph("abc def") + nl # print 0
see oDataType.islower("abcDEF") + nl + # print 0
oDataType.islower("ghi") + nl # print 1
see oDataType.isprint("Hello") + nl + # print 1
oDataType.isprint("Nice to see you") + nl + # print 1
oDataType.isprint(nl) + nl # print 0
43.13. DataType Class 338
Ring Documentation, Release 1.5.4
see oDataType.isprint("Hello") + nl # print 1
see oDataType.isupper("welcome") + nl + # print 0
oDataType.isupper("WELCOME") + nl # print 1
see oDataType.isxdigit("0123456789abcdef") + nl + # print 1
oDataType.isxdigit("123z") # print 0
Output:
Test the DataType Class Methods
1
1
1
STRING
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
11
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
43.14 Conversion Class
Methods:
Method Description/Output
number(vValue) Convert strings to numbers.
string(vValue) Convert numbers to strings.
ascii(vValue) Get the ASCII code for a letter.
char(vValue) Convert the ASCII code to character.
hex(vValue) Convert decimal to hexadecimal.
dec(vValue) Convert hexadecimal to decimal.
str2hex(vValue) Convert string characters to hexadecimal characters.
hex2str(vValue) Convert hexadecimal characters to string.
example:
Load "stdlib.ring"
43.14. Conversion Class 339
Ring Documentation, Release 1.5.4
oConversion = new conversion
See "Test the conversion Class Methods" + nl
See oConversion.number("3") + 5 + nl
See oConversion.string(3) + "5" + nl
See oConversion.Ascii("m") + nl
See oConversion.char(77) + nl
see oConversion.hex(162) + nl
see oConversion.dec("a2") + nl
cHex = oConversion.str2hex("Hello")
see cHex + nl
see oConversion.hex2str(cHex) + nl
Output:
Test the conversion Class Methods
8
35
109
M
a2
162
48656c6c6f
Hello
43.15 ODBC Class
Methods:
Method Description/Output
drivers() Get a list of ODBC drivers.
datasources() Get a list of ODBC data sources.
close() Free resources.
connect(cConString) Connect to the database.
disconnect() Close the connection.
execute(cSQL) Execute SQL Statements
colcount() Get columns count in the query result
fetch() Fetch a row from the query result
getdata(nCol) Get column value from the fetched row
tables() Get a list of tables inside the database
columns(cTableName) Get a list of columns inside the table
autocommit(lStatus) Enable or disable the auto commit feature
commit() Commit updates to the database
rollback() Rollback updates to the database
example:
Load "stdlib.ring"
oodbc = new odbc
See "Test the odbc Class Methods" + nl
oODBC {
see drivers()
see datasources()
See "Connect to database" + nl
see connect("DBQ=test.mdb;Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)}") + nl
See "Select data" + nl
43.15. ODBC Class 340
Ring Documentation, Release 1.5.4
see execute("select * from person") + nl
nMax = colcount()
See "Columns Count : " + nMax + nl
while fetch()
See "Row data:" + nl
for x = 1 to nMax
see getdata(x) + " - "
next
end
See "Close database..." + nl
disconnect()
close()
}
43.16 MySQL Class
Methods:
Method Description/Output
info() Return string contains the MySQL Client version.
error() Get the error message from the MySQL Client.
connect(cServer,cUser,cPass,cDatabase) Connect to the MySQL database server.
close() Close the connection to the MySQL database.
query(cQuery) Execute SQL queries.
insert_id() Get the inserted row id.
result() Get the query result (data without column names).
next_result() Move to the next query result.
columns() Get a list of columns names.
result2() Get all of the column names then the query result in one list.
escape_string(cStr) Before storing binary data and special characters in the database.
autocommit(lStatus) Enable or disable the auto commit feature.
commit() Commit updates to the database.
rollback() Rollback updates to the database.
example:
Load "stdlib.ring"
omysql = new mysql
See "Test the MySQL Class Methods" + nl
omysql {
see info() + nl
connect("localhost", "root", "root","mahdb")
see "Execute Query" + nl
query("SELECT * FROM Employee")
see "Print Result" + nl
see result2()
see "Close database" + nl
close()
}
Output:
Test the MySQL Class Methods
5.5.30
43.16. MySQL Class 341
Ring Documentation, Release 1.5.4
Execute Query
Print Result
Id
Name
Salary
1
Mahmoud
15000
2
Samir
16000
3
Fayed
17000
Close database
43.17 SQLite Class
Methods:
Method Description/Output
open(cDatabase) Open Database.
close() Close Database.
errormessage() Get Error Message.
execute(cSQL) Execute Query.
example:
Load "stdlib.ring"
osqlite = new sqlite
See "Test the sqlite Class Methods" + nl
osqlite {
open("test.db")
sql = "CREATE TABLE COMPANY(" +
"ID INT PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL," +
"NAME TEXT NOT NULL," +
"AGE INT NOT NULL," +
"ADDRESS CHAR(50)," +
"SALARY REAL );"
execute(sql)
sql = "INSERT INTO COMPANY (ID,NAME,AGE,ADDRESS,SALARY) " +
"VALUES (1, 'Mahmoud', 29, 'Jeddah', 20000.00 ); " +
"INSERT INTO COMPANY (ID,NAME,AGE,ADDRESS,SALARY) " +
"VALUES (2, 'Ahmed', 27, 'Jeddah', 15000.00 ); " +
"INSERT INTO COMPANY (ID,NAME,AGE,ADDRESS,SALARY)" +
"VALUES (3, 'Mohammed', 31, 'Egypt', 20000.00 );" +
"INSERT INTO COMPANY (ID,NAME,AGE,ADDRESS,SALARY)" +
"VALUES (4, 'Ibrahim', 24, 'Egypt ', 65000.00 );"
execute(sql)
aResult = execute("select * from COMPANY")
for x in aResult
for t in x
43.17. SQLite Class 342
Ring Documentation, Release 1.5.4
see t[2] + nl
next
next
see copy("*",50) + nl
for x in aResult
see x["name"] + nl
next
close()
}
Output:
Test the sqlite Class Methods
1
Mahmoud
29
Jeddah
20000.0
2
Ahmed
27
Jeddah
15000.0
3
Mohammed
31
Egypt
20000.0
4
Ibrahim
24
Egypt
65000.0
**************************************************
Mahmoud
Ahmed
Mohammed
Ibrahim
43.18 Security Class
Methods:
Method Description/Output
md5(cString) Calculate the MD5 hash.
sha1(cString) Calculate the SHA1 hash.
sha256(cString) Calculate the SHA256 hash.
sha512(cString) Calculate the SHA512 hash.
sha384(cString) Calculate the SHA384 hash.
sha224(cString) Calculate the SHA224 hash.
encrypt(cString,cKey,cIV) Cncrypts the data using the Blowfish algorithm.
decrypt(cString,cKey,cIV) Decrypt the data encrypted using the Encrypt() method.
randbytes(nSize) Generate a string of pseudo-random bytes.
example:
43.18. Security Class 343
Ring Documentation, Release 1.5.4
Load "stdlib.ring"
osecuirty = new secuirty
See "Test the secuirty Class Methods" + nl
oSecuirty {
see md5("hello") + nl +
sha1("hello") + nl + sha256("hello") + nl +
sha512("hello") + nl + sha384("hello") + nl +
sha256("hello") + nl
list = 0:15 cKey="" for x in list cKey += char(x) next
list = 1:8 cIV = "" for x in list cIV += char(x) next
cCipher = encrypt("hello",cKey,cIV)
see cCipher + nl + decrypt(cCipher,cKey,cIV) + nl
}
43.19 Internet Class
Methods:
• download(cURL)
• sendemail(cSMTPServer,cEmail,cPassword,cSender,cReceiver,cCC,cTitle,cContent)
example:
Load "stdlib.ring"
ointernet = new internet
See "Test the internet Class Methods" + nl
ointernet {
see download("www.ring-lang.sf.net")
}
43.19. Internet Class 344

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The Ring programming language version 1.5.4 book - Part 37 of 185

  • 1. Ring Documentation, Release 1.5.4 02 02 244 08 53 AM 35 35 3 08/31/16 02:53:35 16 2016 Arab Standard Time % Month Name : August31/08/2016 10/09/2016 31/08/2016 10/09/2016 DiffDays = -10 DiffDays = 10 43.10 File Class Methods: 43.10. File Class 335
  • 2. Ring Documentation, Release 1.5.4 Method Description/Output read(cFileName) Read the file content write(cFileName,cStr) Write string to file dir(cFolderPath) Get the folder contents (files & sub folders) rename(cOld,cNew) Rename files using the Rename() function remove(cFileName) Delete a file using the Remove() function open(cFileName,cMode) Open a file using the Fopen() function close() Close file flush() Flushes the output buffer of a stream reopen(cFileName,cMode) Open another file using the same file handle tempfile() Creates a temp. file (binary). seek(noffset,nwhence) Set the file position of the stream tell() Know the current file position of a stream rewind() Set the file position to the beginning of the file getpos() Get handle to the current file position setpos(poshandle) Set the current file position clearerr() Clear the EOF error and the error indicators of a stream eof() Test the end-of-file indicator error() Test the error indicator perror(cErrorMessage) Print error message to the stderr getc() Get the next character from the stream gets(nsize) Read new line from the stream putc(cchar) Write a character to the stream puts(cStr) Write a string to the stream ungetc(cchar) Push a character to the stream fread(nsize) Read data from a stream fwrite(cString) Write data to a stream exists(cFileName) Check if a file exists example: Load "stdlib.ring" ofile = new file See "Test the file Class Methods" + nl see ofile.read(filename()) see nl ofile.open(filename(),"r") see ofile.gets(100) + nl ofile.close() 43.11 System Class Methods: 43.11. System Class 336
  • 3. Ring Documentation, Release 1.5.4 Method Description/Output system() Execute system commands sysget() Get environment variables ismsdos() Check if the operating system is MSDOS or not iswindows() Check if the operating system is Windows or not iswindows64() Check if the operating system is Windows 64bit or not isunix() Check if the operating system is Unix or not ismacosx() Check if the operating system is Mac OS X or not islinux() Check if the operating system is Linux or not isfreebsd() Check if the operating system is FreeBSD or not isandroid() Check if the operating system is Android or not windowsnl() Get the windows new line string sysargv() Get the command line arguments passed to the ring script filename() Get the active source file example: Load "stdlib.ring" oSystem = new System See "Test the System Class Methods" + nl oSystem.system("dir") see oSystem.sysget("path") + nl see oSystem.ismsdos() + nl see oSystem.iswindows() + nl see oSystem.iswindows64() + nl see oSystem.isunix() + nl see oSystem.ismacosx() + nl see oSystem.islinux() + nl see oSystem.isfreebsd() + nl see oSystem.isandroid() + nl see oSystem.windowsnl() + nl see oSystem.sysargv() + nl see oSystem.filename() + nl 43.12 Debug Class Methods: Method Description/Output eval(cCode) Execute code during the runtime from string. raise(cError) Raise an exception. assert(cCondition) Test condition before executing the code. example: Load "stdlib.ring" oDebug = new Debug See "Test the Debug Class Methods" + nl oDebug.eval("see 'Hello'+nl") try x = 10 oDebug.assert(x=11) 43.12. Debug Class 337
  • 4. Ring Documentation, Release 1.5.4 catch see "assert" + nl done raise("Error!") 43.13 DataType Class Methods: Method Description/Output isstring(vValue) We can know if the value is a string or not. isnumber(vValue) We can know if the value is a number or not. islist(vValue) We can know if the value is a list or not. type(vValue) Know the type of a value isnull(vValue) Check the value to know if it’s null or not. isalnum(vValue) 1 if the value is digit/letter or 0 if not isalpha(vValue) 1 if the value is a letter or 0 if not iscntrl(vValue) 1 if the value is a control character (no printing position) isdigit(vValue) 1 if the value is a digit or 0 if not isgraph(vValue) 1 if the value can be printed (Except space) or 0 if not islower(vValue) 1 if the value is lowercase letter or 0 if not isprint(vValue) 1 if the value occupies a printing position or 0 if not ispunct(vValue) 1 if the value is a punctuation character or 0 if not isspace(vValue) 1 if the value is a white-space or 0 if not isupper(vValue) 1 if the value is an uppercase alphabetic letter or 0 if not isxdigit(vValue) 1 if the value is a hexdecimal digit character or 0 if not example: Load "stdlib.ring" oDataType = new DataType See "Test the DataType Class Methods" + nl see oDataType.isstring("test") + nl see oDataType.isnumber(1) + nl see oDataType.islist(1:3) + nl see oDataType.type("test") + nl see oDataType.isnull(null) + nl see oDataType.isalnum("Hello") + nl + # print 1 oDataType.isalnum("123456") + nl + # print 1 oDataType.isalnum("ABCabc123") + nl + # print 1 oDataType.isalnum("How are you") + nl # print 0 because of spaces see oDataType.isalpha("Hello") + nl + # print 1 oDataType.isalpha("123456") + nl + # print 0 oDataType.isalpha("ABCabc123") + nl + # print 0 oDataType.isalpha("How are you") + nl # print 0 See oDataType.iscntrl("hello") + nl + # print 0 oDataType.iscntrl(nl) # print 1 see oDataType.isdigit("0123456789") + nl + # print 1 oDataType.isdigit("0123a") + nl see oDataType.isgraph("abcdef") + nl + # print 1 oDataType.isgraph("abc def") + nl # print 0 see oDataType.islower("abcDEF") + nl + # print 0 oDataType.islower("ghi") + nl # print 1 see oDataType.isprint("Hello") + nl + # print 1 oDataType.isprint("Nice to see you") + nl + # print 1 oDataType.isprint(nl) + nl # print 0 43.13. DataType Class 338
  • 5. Ring Documentation, Release 1.5.4 see oDataType.isprint("Hello") + nl # print 1 see oDataType.isupper("welcome") + nl + # print 0 oDataType.isupper("WELCOME") + nl # print 1 see oDataType.isxdigit("0123456789abcdef") + nl + # print 1 oDataType.isxdigit("123z") # print 0 Output: Test the DataType Class Methods 1 1 1 STRING 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 43.14 Conversion Class Methods: Method Description/Output number(vValue) Convert strings to numbers. string(vValue) Convert numbers to strings. ascii(vValue) Get the ASCII code for a letter. char(vValue) Convert the ASCII code to character. hex(vValue) Convert decimal to hexadecimal. dec(vValue) Convert hexadecimal to decimal. str2hex(vValue) Convert string characters to hexadecimal characters. hex2str(vValue) Convert hexadecimal characters to string. example: Load "stdlib.ring" 43.14. Conversion Class 339
  • 6. Ring Documentation, Release 1.5.4 oConversion = new conversion See "Test the conversion Class Methods" + nl See oConversion.number("3") + 5 + nl See oConversion.string(3) + "5" + nl See oConversion.Ascii("m") + nl See oConversion.char(77) + nl see oConversion.hex(162) + nl see oConversion.dec("a2") + nl cHex = oConversion.str2hex("Hello") see cHex + nl see oConversion.hex2str(cHex) + nl Output: Test the conversion Class Methods 8 35 109 M a2 162 48656c6c6f Hello 43.15 ODBC Class Methods: Method Description/Output drivers() Get a list of ODBC drivers. datasources() Get a list of ODBC data sources. close() Free resources. connect(cConString) Connect to the database. disconnect() Close the connection. execute(cSQL) Execute SQL Statements colcount() Get columns count in the query result fetch() Fetch a row from the query result getdata(nCol) Get column value from the fetched row tables() Get a list of tables inside the database columns(cTableName) Get a list of columns inside the table autocommit(lStatus) Enable or disable the auto commit feature commit() Commit updates to the database rollback() Rollback updates to the database example: Load "stdlib.ring" oodbc = new odbc See "Test the odbc Class Methods" + nl oODBC { see drivers() see datasources() See "Connect to database" + nl see connect("DBQ=test.mdb;Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)}") + nl See "Select data" + nl 43.15. ODBC Class 340
  • 7. Ring Documentation, Release 1.5.4 see execute("select * from person") + nl nMax = colcount() See "Columns Count : " + nMax + nl while fetch() See "Row data:" + nl for x = 1 to nMax see getdata(x) + " - " next end See "Close database..." + nl disconnect() close() } 43.16 MySQL Class Methods: Method Description/Output info() Return string contains the MySQL Client version. error() Get the error message from the MySQL Client. connect(cServer,cUser,cPass,cDatabase) Connect to the MySQL database server. close() Close the connection to the MySQL database. query(cQuery) Execute SQL queries. insert_id() Get the inserted row id. result() Get the query result (data without column names). next_result() Move to the next query result. columns() Get a list of columns names. result2() Get all of the column names then the query result in one list. escape_string(cStr) Before storing binary data and special characters in the database. autocommit(lStatus) Enable or disable the auto commit feature. commit() Commit updates to the database. rollback() Rollback updates to the database. example: Load "stdlib.ring" omysql = new mysql See "Test the MySQL Class Methods" + nl omysql { see info() + nl connect("localhost", "root", "root","mahdb") see "Execute Query" + nl query("SELECT * FROM Employee") see "Print Result" + nl see result2() see "Close database" + nl close() } Output: Test the MySQL Class Methods 5.5.30 43.16. MySQL Class 341
  • 8. Ring Documentation, Release 1.5.4 Execute Query Print Result Id Name Salary 1 Mahmoud 15000 2 Samir 16000 3 Fayed 17000 Close database 43.17 SQLite Class Methods: Method Description/Output open(cDatabase) Open Database. close() Close Database. errormessage() Get Error Message. execute(cSQL) Execute Query. example: Load "stdlib.ring" osqlite = new sqlite See "Test the sqlite Class Methods" + nl osqlite { open("test.db") sql = "CREATE TABLE COMPANY(" + "ID INT PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL," + "NAME TEXT NOT NULL," + "AGE INT NOT NULL," + "ADDRESS CHAR(50)," + "SALARY REAL );" execute(sql) sql = "INSERT INTO COMPANY (ID,NAME,AGE,ADDRESS,SALARY) " + "VALUES (1, 'Mahmoud', 29, 'Jeddah', 20000.00 ); " + "INSERT INTO COMPANY (ID,NAME,AGE,ADDRESS,SALARY) " + "VALUES (2, 'Ahmed', 27, 'Jeddah', 15000.00 ); " + "INSERT INTO COMPANY (ID,NAME,AGE,ADDRESS,SALARY)" + "VALUES (3, 'Mohammed', 31, 'Egypt', 20000.00 );" + "INSERT INTO COMPANY (ID,NAME,AGE,ADDRESS,SALARY)" + "VALUES (4, 'Ibrahim', 24, 'Egypt ', 65000.00 );" execute(sql) aResult = execute("select * from COMPANY") for x in aResult for t in x 43.17. SQLite Class 342
  • 9. Ring Documentation, Release 1.5.4 see t[2] + nl next next see copy("*",50) + nl for x in aResult see x["name"] + nl next close() } Output: Test the sqlite Class Methods 1 Mahmoud 29 Jeddah 20000.0 2 Ahmed 27 Jeddah 15000.0 3 Mohammed 31 Egypt 20000.0 4 Ibrahim 24 Egypt 65000.0 ************************************************** Mahmoud Ahmed Mohammed Ibrahim 43.18 Security Class Methods: Method Description/Output md5(cString) Calculate the MD5 hash. sha1(cString) Calculate the SHA1 hash. sha256(cString) Calculate the SHA256 hash. sha512(cString) Calculate the SHA512 hash. sha384(cString) Calculate the SHA384 hash. sha224(cString) Calculate the SHA224 hash. encrypt(cString,cKey,cIV) Cncrypts the data using the Blowfish algorithm. decrypt(cString,cKey,cIV) Decrypt the data encrypted using the Encrypt() method. randbytes(nSize) Generate a string of pseudo-random bytes. example: 43.18. Security Class 343
  • 10. Ring Documentation, Release 1.5.4 Load "stdlib.ring" osecuirty = new secuirty See "Test the secuirty Class Methods" + nl oSecuirty { see md5("hello") + nl + sha1("hello") + nl + sha256("hello") + nl + sha512("hello") + nl + sha384("hello") + nl + sha256("hello") + nl list = 0:15 cKey="" for x in list cKey += char(x) next list = 1:8 cIV = "" for x in list cIV += char(x) next cCipher = encrypt("hello",cKey,cIV) see cCipher + nl + decrypt(cCipher,cKey,cIV) + nl } 43.19 Internet Class Methods: • download(cURL) • sendemail(cSMTPServer,cEmail,cPassword,cSender,cReceiver,cCC,cTitle,cContent) example: Load "stdlib.ring" ointernet = new internet See "Test the internet Class Methods" + nl ointernet { see download("www.ring-lang.sf.net") } 43.19. Internet Class 344