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From: "bob smith" <bob.smith@1:261/38.remove-pjg-this>
Subject: Re: hashCode
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  To: Eric Sosman
From: bob smith <bob@coolfone.comze.com>

On Friday, August 10, 2012 11:34:28 AM UTC-5, Eric Sosman wrote:
> On 8/10/2012 11:47 AM, bob smith wrote:
>
> > Is it always technically correct to override the hashCode function like so:
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> >
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> >     @Override
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> >     public int hashCode() {
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> >             return 1;
>
> >     }
>
> >
>
> > Would it be potentially better if that was Object's implementation?
>
>
>
>      Define "better."
>
>
>
> --
>
> Eric Sosman
>
> esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid

Better in the sense that you would never HAVE to override hashCode.

Now, there are cases where you HAVE to override it, or your code is very 
broken.

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