RE: [Eap-features] OT: equals()/hashCode()

[Kirk Woll]

Right, but the default implementation of hashCode() and equals() (as found in Object) are sufficient for the hash collections.  Specifically, hashCode() returns the class id and equals() performs “==” equality.   Kirk   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Alain Ravet Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 5:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Eap-features] OT: equals()/hashCode()   "Hani Suleiman" > > What will be really fun is that, if you don't override equals() and > > hashcode() when you should, java collections won't work as expected. > > > Uhm, no. Default implementation of equals is ==. > ...   Uhm, no :   http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/java/util/Hashtable.html public class Hashtable ... To successfully store and retrieve objects from a hashtable, the objects used as keys must implement the hashCode method and the equals method.