Top "Hashcode" questions

Is there any method to generate MD5 hash of a string in Java?

What issues / pitfalls must be considered when overriding equals and hashCode?

A strict equality operator will tell you if two object types are equal. However, is there a way to tell …

Recently I read through this Developer Works Document. The document is all about defining hashCode() and equals() effectively and correctly, …

Given the following class public class Foo { public int FooId { get; set; } public string FooName { get; set; } public override bool …

I'm trying to think up a good hash function for strings. And I was thinking it might be a good …

How do we decide on the best implementation of hashCode() method for a collection (assuming that equals method has been …

In .NET, the GetHashCode method is used in a lot of places throughout the .NET base class libraries. Implementing it …

When a class in Java doesn't override hashCode(), printing an instance of this class gives a nice unique number. The …

As per my understanding I think: It is perfectly legal for two objects to have the same hashcode. If two …