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Re: hashCode

From Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject Re: hashCode
Date 2012-08-31 09:08 -0600
Organization Pan-Pacific Grand Prix
Message-ID <ydn1uint7z3.fsf@shell.xmission.com> (permalink)
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Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> writes:

> On 8/30/2012 6:52 PM, Daniele Futtorovic wrote:
>> On 29/08/2012 20:49, Eric Sosman allegedly wrote:
>>> On 8/29/2012 2:06 PM, Daniel Pitts wrote:
>>>> On 8/28/12 5:02 PM, markspace wrote:
>>>>> On 8/28/2012 4:33 PM, Daniel Pitts wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> interface Hasher<Type> {
>>>>>>      int hash(Type t);
>>>>>
>>> The difficulty is that an external Hasher would have no access to
>>> private fields (...)
>>
>> This.
>
>     ?
>
> 	package deal;
> 	public class ToBeHashed {
> 	    private int noGettersForMeThanks;
> 	    ...
> 	}
>
> 	package express;
> 	Hasher<ToBeHashed> hasher = new Hasher<ToBeHashed>() {
> 	    public int hashCode(ToBeHashed obj) {
> 	        // How do you obtain the value of
> 	        // obj.noGettersForMeThanks
> 	        // if that would be useful?
> 	    }
> 	    ...
> 	}
>
> As an example of why a hasher might want access to a strictly-private
> field, I offered String: How could a Hasher<String> (outside String
> itself) use String's private `hash' element?  (And before you say
> "Give String a getHash() method," ponder what hashCode() does.)

I have, and I don't see a problem.  String can define hashCode(), and
hashCodeIgnoreCase(), and hashCode(Locale), if those turn out to be
useful things to do for that particular class (String is an exceptional
class in several ways).  The objection is to building hashCode() into
the Object hierarchy and hard-coding its use in HashMap.  A separate
interface would allow more flexibility.

-- 
Jim Janney

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hashCode bob smith <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2012-08-10 08:47 -0700
  Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-10 12:13 -0400
    Re: hashCode markspace <-@.> - 2012-08-10 10:13 -0700
      Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-10 13:38 -0400
        Re: hashCode rossum <rossum48@coldmail.com> - 2012-08-11 10:36 +0100
  Re: hashCode Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-10 12:34 -0400
    Re: hashCode bob smith <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2012-08-10 15:22 -0700
      Re: hashCode Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-08-10 15:32 -0700
        Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-10 19:30 -0400
          Re: hashCode Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-08-11 16:24 -0700
            Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-11 22:15 -0400
              Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-11 22:29 -0400
                Re: hashCode Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-11 22:43 -0400
                Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-11 22:54 -0400
                Re: hashCode Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-08-11 21:46 -0700
                Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-12 16:53 -0400
                Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-12 17:00 -0400
      Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-10 19:27 -0400
        Re: hashCode Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2012-08-12 17:06 +0200
          Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-12 16:59 -0400
            Re: hashCode Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2012-08-13 19:17 +0200
              Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-19 19:42 -0400
                Re: hashCode Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2012-08-21 10:30 +0000
              Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-19 19:47 -0400
                Re: hashCode Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2012-08-21 10:43 +0000
                Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-27 19:04 -0400
                Re: hashCode Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-08-27 16:55 -0700
                Re: hashCode markspace <-@.> - 2012-08-27 17:03 -0700
                Re: hashCode Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-08-27 17:49 -0700
                Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-27 21:37 -0400
                Re: hashCode Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-08-27 18:58 -0700
                Re: hashCode markspace <-@.> - 2012-08-27 21:19 -0700
                Re: hashCode Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-08-28 01:06 -0700
                Re: hashCode markspace <-@.> - 2012-08-28 09:19 -0700
                Re: hashCode Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-08-28 16:33 -0700
                Re: hashCode markspace <-@.> - 2012-08-28 17:02 -0700
                Re: hashCode Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-08-29 11:06 -0700
                Re: hashCode Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-29 14:49 -0400
                Re: hashCode Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-08-29 13:40 -0700
                Re: hashCode Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-08-29 18:02 -0700
                Re: hashCode Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-08-31 00:52 +0200
                Re: hashCode Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-30 21:43 -0400
                Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-30 21:52 -0400
                Re: hashCode Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-08-31 04:18 +0200
                Re: hashCode Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2012-08-31 09:08 -0600
                Re: hashCode Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-31 11:38 -0400
                Re: hashCode Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2012-08-31 17:55 +0200
                Re: hashCode Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2012-08-31 09:56 -0600
                Re: hashCode Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-31 14:32 -0400
                Re: hashCode Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2012-08-31 14:38 -0600
                Re: hashCode Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-08-31 15:33 -0700
                Re: hashCode Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2012-08-31 16:41 -0600
                Re: hashCode Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-08-31 16:26 -0700
                Re: hashCode Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2012-09-02 11:54 -0600
                Re: hashCode Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-09-03 00:47 +0200
                Re: hashCode Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2012-09-03 21:44 -0600
                Re: hashCode Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2012-08-31 09:08 -0600
                Re: hashCode Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2012-08-31 17:58 +0200
                Re: hashCode markspace <-@.> - 2012-08-29 11:51 -0700
                Re: hashCode Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-08-29 13:28 -0700
                Re: hashCode markspace <-@.> - 2012-08-29 16:05 -0700
                Re: hashCode Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-08-29 16:23 -0700
                Re: hashCode Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-29 20:56 -0400
                Re: hashCode Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-08-30 11:19 +0200
                Re: hashCode Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-08-30 10:03 -0700
                Re: hashCode Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2012-08-30 18:34 +0000
                Re: hashCode Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2012-08-30 08:11 -0600
                Re: hashCode Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-08-30 10:06 -0700
                Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-30 19:16 -0400
                Re: hashCode Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-08-28 13:58 -0700
                Re: hashCode Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-08-28 13:56 -0700
                Re: hashCode Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-08-28 14:07 -0700
                Re: hashCode Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-08-28 14:38 -0700
                Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-27 21:12 -0400
      Re: hashCode Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-11 07:58 -0400
        Re: hashCode Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-08-11 16:29 -0700
          Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-11 22:16 -0400
      Re: hashCode Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-08-12 03:46 -0700
      Re: hashCode Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2012-08-12 12:23 -0400
        Re: hashCode Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-08-12 09:40 -0700
          Re: hashCode Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-12 13:59 -0400
            Re: hashCode Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-08-12 11:17 -0700
          Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-12 17:02 -0400
        Re: hashCode Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-08-12 19:03 +0200
  Re: hashCode Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-08-10 12:17 -0700
    Re: hashCode Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-08-10 12:45 -0700
      Re: hashCode Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-08-11 04:54 -0700
        Re: hashCode Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2012-08-11 18:25 +0200
          Re: hashCode Mike Winter <usenet@michael-winter.me.invalid> - 2012-08-11 18:53 +0100
        Re: hashCode Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2012-08-11 09:56 -0700
        Re: hashCode Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-08-11 18:58 +0200
        Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-11 22:40 -0400
      Re: hashCode rossum <rossum48@coldmail.com> - 2012-08-11 18:47 +0100
    Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-10 19:25 -0400
      Re: hashCode Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-11 08:00 -0400
        Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-11 09:49 -0400
  Re: hashCode Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-08-11 15:33 +0200
    Re: hashCode Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-08-11 15:34 +0200
    Re: hashCode Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-08-11 16:34 -0700
      Re: hashCode Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-08-11 16:37 -0700
      Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-11 22:19 -0400
        Re: hashCode Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-08-11 21:48 -0700
    Re: hashCode Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-08-12 12:08 +0200
      Re: hashCode Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-08-12 12:18 +0200
      Re: hashCode Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-08-12 11:27 -0700
        Re: hashCode Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-12 17:11 -0400

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