HashTable.cpp

int HashTable::calculateIndex(char const * const name) const
{
    int length = strlen(name);
    int i;
    unsigned int sum = int(name[0]);

    // Start at 1 because the value for the first character was done above.
    for (i = 1; i < length; i++)
    {
        sum = (sum * 32 + int(name[i]));
    }

    return sum % DEFAULT_CAPACITY;
}