code: private static String getSettingsHash(Map<String, String> individualSettings, boolean createNew) {
  
          if (!individualSettings.isEmpty() || createNew) {
              int hash = (individualSettings.toString() + createNew).hashCode();
              return CmsADEManager.CLIENT_ID_SEPERATOR + hash;
          }
          return "";
      }
docs: Gets the hash code for the element settings.<p>
  
  @param individualSettings the individual settings
  @param createNew the create new flag
  
  @return the hash code for the element settings