Hashcode Generate Key For Hashmap

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  • I was just reading about the difference between HashMap and HashTable class in java. There I found a difference that former allow null key and later doesn't privileges for the same. As far as the working of HashMap is concern I know that, it calls hashcode method on key for finding the bucket in which that key value pair is to be placed.
  • Learn how HashMap works in java. Key’s hash code is used primarily in conjunction to its equals method, for putting a key in map and then getting it back from map. So, our only focus point is these two methods. So if hash code of key object changes after we have put a key value pair in map, then its almost impossible to fetch the value object back from map.
  • HashCode The hashCode method of objects is used when you insert them into a HashTable, HashMap or HashSet. If you do not know the theory of how a hashtable works internally, you can read about hastables on Wikipedia.org. When inserting an object into a hastable you use a key.

Any non-null object can be used as a key or as a value. To successfully store and retrieve objects from a hashtable, the objects used as keys must implement the hashCode method and the equals method. An instance of Hashtable has two parameters that affect its performance: initial capacity and load factor. Apr 06, 2017  You must override hashCode in every class that overrides equals. Failure to do so will result in a violation of the general contract for Object.hashCode, which will prevent your class from functioning properly in conjunction with all hash-based collections, including HashMap, HashSet, and Hashtable. Do I have to override equals due to using an object as a hashmap key? Faber Siagian. Ranch Hand Posts: 52. Posted 11 years ago. K&B tells that HashMap key has to override the equals properly so that it can be found. So you must override hashCode method in. Apr 16, 2019 The last 2 rules are also known as a contract between equals and hashCode methods. HashMap and equals/hashCode method usage: HashMap is the collection for storing key-value pair elements, that uses hashing under the hood to provide extremely fast get operations; The elements of the HashMap are stored into buckets.

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Description

The hashCode() method is used to get the hash code value for this Map as per the definition in the Map interface.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.Hashtable.hashCode() method.

Parameters

Hashcode Generate Key For Hashmap Free

NA

Return Value

The method call returns a hash code value for this object.

Exception

NA

Example

The following example shows the usage of java.util.Hashtable.hashCode()

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result.

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What Is Hashcode In Java

Ranch Hand
posted 11 years ago
K&B tells that HashMap key has to override the equals() properly so that it can be found
in the Collection.
Look at the following code :

Unfortunately the result of the program is null. I can't found the person whose name is Faber and age is 22, though the equals() is overridden.
Is there any mistake in the program?

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Ranch Hand
posted 11 years ago

C# Generate Hashcode

Hi,
you use HashMap as your map, so you must override hashCode() method in class Person too. Your overriden hashCode method must return the same value for objects (persons) for which equals method returns true.
HasMap searches keys using hashcodes. Because hasCode() is not overriden, the hashCode from Object class is used, and this 'version' of hashCode always returns different valuse for each new object.
In this line:
you create one object, and in this line:
you create second object - these two objects are different, so default hashCode method returns different valuses for each one, and therefore map cannot locate the second object and returns null.
The simpliest hashCode() method for your class might be:

[ July 20, 2008: Message edited by: Ireneusz Kordal ]
[ July 20, 2008: Message edited by: Ireneusz Kordal ]
Ranch Hand
posted 11 years ago
I've tried to override the hashcode(). But the result is still the same.
Somebody explain to me bout the problem.

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Ranch Hand
posted 11 years ago
Hi,
I think lot depends on the way you have implemented the hashcode method.It should return same hash code for multiple calls from objects,those you want to pass the equality test in your code.
Regards
Sunny
Ranch Hand
posted 11 years ago
Its not the hashCode() that might be causing your problem. In a hashmap, a particular value can be got by get() only if the key supplied passes the map.containsKey(key) method call. Internally, the containsKey() method invokes a original_key.equals(supplied_key) check. In your case, since you are always creating a 'new' instance of 'Person' object while put() & get() operations, the equals() method fails (returns false), and hence the problem. Had you used the same reference while get() & put(), your program would have worked fine.
The below code works just fine :
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Map<Person, String> map = Collections.checkedMap(new HashMap<Person, String>(), Person.class, String.class);
Person person = new Person('Faber', 22);
map.put(person, 'Faber-22');
map.put(new Person('LeBron James', 23), 'LeBron James-23');
map.put(new Person('Del Piero', 31), 'Del Piero-31');
System.out.println(map.get(person));
}
Ranch Hand
posted 11 years ago
Hi,
I think lot depends on the way you have implemented the hashcode method.It should return same hash code for multiple calls from objects,those you want to pass the equality test in your code.
Regards
Sunny
Ranch Hand
posted 11 years agoHashcode Generate Key For Hashmap
hi,
But here in code equals method is implemented and there is no ' for comparing two reference. In equals method we are checking instanceOf and one of variable values for two objects.
If two references were compared using ' in equals then keys created using new would not pass equality test
Please correct me if I am wrong
Regards
Sunny Mattas

Hashmap Java 8

Ranch Hand
posted 11 years ago
Hi Sunny (and others),
You are perfectly correct in what you say.. but then there is a slight difference in the way containsKey() method works in a HashMap. You've over-ridden an equals() method, and rightly so., but if you happen to take a look at how the containsKey() infact in implemented in JDK :
public boolean containsKey(Object key) {
Object k = maskNull(key);
int hash = hash(k);
int i = indexFor(hash, table.length);
Entry e = table[i];
while (e != null) {
if (e.hash hash && eq(k, e.key))
return true;
e = e.next;
}
return false;
}
It checks not just for the contents to be equal, but also their hash values - which just have not been equal in our current case. Hope this clears atleast some clouds.
regards,
Dawn.
Ranch Hand
posted 11 years ago
[B][/B]
Hi Dawn
So it means if we try to find a object in hashmap using keys, then containsKey() method is called.Here in containsKey() method hash value of sent key is found and other key with same hash value is retrieved .
Now the equals method is called to compare values of Keys. If values are same then true is returned and our search finishes, otherwise continues.
Where is the test for comparing references? I don't think any such condition exists.
Kindly inform me if i have understood something wrong.
Regards
Sunny
Ranch Hand
posted 11 years ago

Java Generate Hashcode

Faber,
While using the .get() in a Hash like HashMap, HashTable, HashSet, LinketHashSet and all others that uses Hash, its mandatory to override the hashCode() and the equals().
When we use .get() it will 1st check the hashCode of the object will take a look if it already exists, if not, it will stop there, thats why you are getting the null, if you don't override hashCode() for each new XXXX(), in your case, new Person() will bring a diferent hashCode, meaning, for the Hash, diferent objects.
Study the contract between hashCode and equals and you'll be ok.
Take a look at this two examples and see if any doubt remains:

and

Kind Regards,
Raphael Rabadan
[ July 23, 2008: Message edited by: Raphael Rabadan ]