Re: hashCode
On 8/13/2012 1:17 PM, Robert Klemme wrote:
On 12.08.2012 22:59, Arne Vajh?j wrote:
On 8/12/2012 11:06 AM, Robert Klemme wrote:
The whole idea of hashing is based on the fact that the hash code
_somehow_ represents the item to be hashed. If all items have the same
constant hash code there is no point in hashing at all. So while it
does work, it does not work as intended.
It disable the entire hashing functionality and a HashMap get
characteristics of ArrayList.
An ArrayList allows multiple occurrences of the same instance - and does
not store key value pairs. That won't be the case with HashMap as
equals() (if properly implemented) will prevent that (albeit slowly, or
more correct: slower than with a proper implementation of hashCode()).
Also, a HashMap will degenerate more to a LinkedList via the chaining of
a bucket's entries.
I guess my statement was a bit misleading.
.... get O(1) characteristics for getting data similar to
various List implementation.
Arne
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