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On 8/27/2012 5:03 PM, markspace wrote:
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> For example, in C, one can always hash based on memory address.  In Java
> we don't have that option, so hashcode() takes the place of the
> intrinsic property of an address.
...

In Java we have System.identityHashCode() which provides an address-like
hash code for any object.

Patricia