Ars Technica

Java help needed: clone(), equals(), and hashcode() and cycles

I'm currently beating my head against the following problem, and I could use a point in the right direction.<BR><BR>For my current task, I'm required to generate an implementation for clone(), equals( ...
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 ...
Ars Technica

Java: Opinion on doing something with equals() and List/Set

Yes it's linked list and has been at least back to 1.4 IIRC. But no matter what hashing method you use, you still need to check equals () in case of collisions (if not in hashCode, then in hashCode ...
TheServerSide

How a Java HashMap internal implementation works

A frequently asked question in a Java interview is: How to implement a Java HashMap? Java job seekers must fully grok this important concept if they want to ace the interview. The HashMap tutorial ...