Re: equals and hascode
mark jason wrote:
The inheritance hierachy is
MyMatrix extends DenseDoubleMatrix2D extends DoubleMatrix2D .......
DenseDoubleMatrix2D does not define equals()
DoubleMatrix2D redefines equals() as below but not hashCode()
public boolean equals(Object obj) {
if (this == obj) return true;
if (obj == null) return false;
if (!(obj instanceof DoubleMatrix2D)) return false;
Note that this code effectively checks twice whether 'obj == null'.
return cern.colt.matrix.linalg.Property.DEFAULT.equals(this,
(DoubleMatrix2D) obj);
}
Others have pointed out that the "colt" library itself has the bug. This
means that its matrix classes will behave strangely in hashed collections such
as 'HashSet'.
Read and study /Effective Java/ (2nd ed.) by Joshua Bloch for the rationale
and best practices around 'hashCode' and 'equals'. This book is /de rigueur/
for anyone wishing to describe themselves as a Java programmer.
--
Lew
Ceci n'est pas une pipe.
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