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# SHA256 Hashes

This Go code demonstrates how to use the `crypto/sha256` package to calculate the SHA-256 hash of a string. Let's go through the code with inline comments and explanations:

```go
// Importing necessary packages.
import (
	"crypto/sha256"
	"fmt"
)

// The main function, where the execution of the program begins.
func main() {
	// The string to be hashed.
	s := "sha256 this string"

	// Creating a new SHA-256 hash object.
	h := sha256.New()

	// Writing the bytes of the string to the hash object.
	h.Write([]byte(s))

	// Calculating the SHA-256 hash and getting the hash in bytes.
	bs := h.Sum(nil)

	// Printing the original string and the hexadecimal representation of the hash.
	fmt.Println(s)
	fmt.Printf("%x\n", bs)
}
```

#### Output

```
sha256 this string
1af1dfa857bf1d8814fe1af8983c18080019922e557f15a8a0d3db739d77aacb
```

Explanation:

1. **Creating SHA-256 Hash Object:**
   * `sha256.New()` creates a new SHA-256 hash object.
2. **Writing Data to Hash:**
   * `h.Write([]byte(s))` writes the bytes of the string `s` to the hash object.
3. **Calculating Hash:**
   * `h.Sum(nil)` calculates the SHA-256 hash and returns it as a byte slice.
4. **Printing Results:**
   * `fmt.Println(s)` prints the original string.
   * `fmt.Printf("%x\n", bs)` prints the hexadecimal representation of the SHA-256 hash.

This code demonstrates a basic example of using SHA-256 hashing in Go. Hashing is commonly used for securely storing passwords, generating unique identifiers, and ensuring data integrity.


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