pub type ChainingValue = [u8; 32];Expand description
“Chaining value” is the academic term for a non-root or non-final hash.
Besides just sounding fancy, it turns out there are security reasons to be careful about the difference between (root/final) hashes and (non-root/non-final) chaining values.
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Note: Most layout information is completely unstable and may even differ between compilations. The only exception is types with certain repr(...) attributes. Please see the Rust Reference's “Type Layout” chapter for details on type layout guarantees.
Size: 32 bytes