is there any builtin javascript string hash function in newest browsers?

Question

Everytime a new versions of browsers show up I hear about new stuff being added, like say webGL and other technologies that no one really knows if they catch up.

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Answer 1

For anybody still looking for this information. There is a WebCrypto API which appears to have been finalised at the beginning of 2017.

To use it in a browser, you can find it at window.crypto.subtle which contains methods for encryption, digests etc. Documentation on the available functions here.