So hashcodes are used to prevent creation of duplicate objects? It's a memory conservation thing?
On Jun 21, 6:50 pm, Paul Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Two object which are equal will have equal hashcodes, but two objects > with equal hashcodes aren't necessarily equal. > > Paul Smith > > [email protected] > > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 7:17 AM, Emma Olukha <[email protected]> wrote: > > Off the fly..Hash code is an unique id number allocated to an object by JVM. > > It basically identifies each object but is not unique. > > > </oluka> > > > On 16 June 2010 14:33, NetBeans <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> wat is mean by hashcode in java > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "google-codejam" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/google-code?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "google-codejam" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/google-code?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "google-codejam" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code?hl=en.
