LinkedIn

Java equals() and hashCode() contract: Why override both

☕ Java Daily Dose #7 Why Java cares so much about "equals()" and "hashCode()" Most developers know the rule: 👉 If you override "equals()", you must override "hashCode()". But why? When you store an ...
Ars Technica

Java: ArrayList.contains(Object o) isn't calling the correct equals method

I have a class, say TextHolder, that overrides Object.equals() to return true if both strings in each object are equal - <tt>new TextHolder("Hello World!").equals(new ...
LinkedIn

Java equals() and hashCode() Contract for Hash-Based Collections

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InfoWorld

Guava’s Objects Class: Equals, HashCode, and ToString

If you are fortunate enough to be using JDK 7, the newly available Objects class is the obvious (at least to me) choice for implementing the “common” Java object ...
InfoWorld

Apache Commons EqualsBuilder and HashCodeBuilder

I previously blogged on the Apache Commons ToStringBuilder and discussed how it takes away much of the tedium normally associated with implementing toString methods. While implementing toString() does ...