Cairo Hashes
Overview
Guide hashing in Cairo with Poseidon and Pedersen and the core hash traits.
Quick Use
- •Read
references/hashes.mdbefore answering. - •Pick Poseidon for most Cairo use cases; mention Pedersen for legacy compatibility.
- •Use
HashStateTrait+update/finalizein examples.
Response Checklist
- •Use
PoseidonTrait::new()orPedersenTrait::new(base)to initialize state. - •Derive
Hashonly if all fields are hashable. - •For arrays, hash a span with
poseidon_hash_span.
Example Requests
- •"How do I hash a struct in Cairo?"
- •"Should I use Pedersen or Poseidon?"
- •"Why can't I derive Hash for this struct?"