[12.x] Add hash method to strings (#10471)

* Add hash method to strings

* wip

* Update strings.md

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Co-authored-by: Taylor Otwell <taylor@laravel.com>

Author: AhmedAlaa4611

strings.md

@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ Laravel includes a variety of functions for manipulating string values. Many of
 [excerpt](#method-fluent-str-excerpt)
 [explode](#method-fluent-str-explode)
 [finish](#method-fluent-str-finish)
+[hash](#method-fluent-str-hash)
 [headline](#method-fluent-str-headline)
 [inlineMarkdown](#method-fluent-str-inline-markdown)
 [is](#method-fluent-str-is)
@@ -2278,6 +2279,19 @@ $adjusted = Str::of('this/string/')->finish('/');
 // this/string/
 ```
 
+<a name="method-fluent-str-hash"></a>
+#### `hash` {.collection-method}
+
+The `hash` method hashes the string using the given [algorithm](https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.hash-algos.php):
+
+```php
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+
+$hashed = Str::of('secret')->hash(algorithm: 'sha256');
+
+// '2bb80d537b1da3e38bd30361aa855686bde0eacd7162fef6a25fe97bf527a25b'
+```
+
 <a name="method-fluent-str-headline"></a>
 #### `headline` {.collection-method}