My intention was to make a caching service for a database results, that I can paginate differently based on client's requests.
So, upon the (search) request I am making a key that is composed of parameters, which are in form of two Map<String, String[]> and a:
public class DocMaintainer {
public Manipulator creator;
public Manipulator lastChange;
#Override
public boolean equals(Object o) {
if (this == o) return true;
if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
DocMaintainer that = (DocMaintainer) o;
return Objects.equals(creator, that.creator) &&
Objects.equals(lastChange, that.lastChange);
}
#Override
public int hashCode() {
return Objects.hash(creator, lastChange);
}
}
public class Manipulator {
public Date fromDate;
public Date toDate;
public String userId;
public String system;
public Manipulator() {
this.userId = "";
this.system = "";
this._fromJoda = new DateTime(Long.MIN_VALUE);
this._toJoda = new DateTime(Long.MAX_VALUE - DateTimeConstants.MILLIS_PER_WEEK);
}
private DateTime _fromJoda;
private DateTime _toJoda;
public DateTime get_fromJoda() {
_fromJoda = fromDate != null ? new DateTime(fromDate) : _fromJoda;
return _fromJoda;
}
public DateTime get_toJoda() {
_toJoda = toDate != null ? new DateTime(toDate) : _toJoda;
try {
_toJoda = _toJoda.plusDays(1);
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println(e);
}
return _toJoda;
}
#Override
public boolean equals(Object o) {
if (this == o) return true;
if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
Manipulator that = (Manipulator) o;
return Objects.equals(fromDate, that.fromDate) &&
Objects.equals(toDate, that.toDate) &&
Objects.equals(userId, that.userId) &&
Objects.equals(system, that.system);
}
#Override
public int hashCode() {
return Objects.hash(fromDate, toDate, userId, system);
}
}
As you can see I intended to use hashing to create a "key":
public class SearchKey {
public int conjunctionHash;
public int disjunctionHash;
public int maintainerHash;
public SearchKey(int conjunctionHash, int disjunctionHash, int maintainerHash) {
this.conjunctionHash = conjunctionHash;
this.disjunctionHash = disjunctionHash;
this.maintainerHash = maintainerHash;
}
#Override
public boolean equals(Object o) {
if (this == o) return true;
if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
SearchKey searchKey = (SearchKey) o;
return conjunctionHash == searchKey.conjunctionHash &&
disjunctionHash == searchKey.disjunctionHash &&
maintainerHash == searchKey.maintainerHash;
}
#Override
public int hashCode() {
return Objects.hash(conjunctionHash, disjunctionHash, maintainerHash);
}
}
a key-object is used directly as a caching key in a singleton service:
#Named
#Singleton
public class SearchCacheSrv {
private Map<SearchKey, ValidMainteinersList<FindDTO>> cache = new HashMap<>();
public ValidMainteinersList<FindDTO> getCached(SearchKey searchKey) {
if (cache.containsKey(searchKey))
return cache.get(searchKey);
else
return new ValidMainteinersList<FindDTO>();
}
public SearchKey makeAkey(Map<String, String[]> conjunction,
Map<String, String[]> disjunction,
DocMaintainer maintainer) {
return new SearchKey(conjunction.hashCode(), disjunction.hashCode(), maintainer.hashCode());
}
public ValidMainteinersList<FindDTO> cache(SearchKey searchKey, ValidMainteinersList<FindDTO> findDTOS) {
return cache.put(searchKey, findDTOS);
}
public void clearCache() {
cache.clear();
}
}
Unfortunately this is not behaving the way I expected and I'm getting different hashes/keys generated for the same parameters.
Naturally question is why?
The problem here is that the hashCode of an array does not depend on the contents, but on the reference. That means that if you have two conjunction / disjunction keys that are equal, but the contained arrays are not the same objects, then the hashcode of the keys will be different.
The solution that probably takes the least effort is replacing the arrays with ArrayLists, which do base their hashCode on the content.
I actually don't see the point of passing conjunction.hashCode(), ... to your SearchKey constructor; I never had to do it this way, but it could be my mistake.
Try passing actual values to your SearchKey class, not hashCodes, so the hashCode method always returns a consistent value.
Related
I have two very simple classes. Both have 2 variables which are UUIDs, and I'm thinking about what the best approach is for extracting it into a common class.
Below are the classes I have defined:
#AllArgsConstructor
final class ObjectKey
{
#Getter
private UUID sourceId;
#Getter
private UUID targetId;
#Override
public boolean equals(Object o)
{
if (this == o)
{
return true;
}
if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass())
{
return false;
}
ObjectKey key = (ObjectKey) o;
return sourceId.equals(key.getSourceId()) && targetId.equals(key.getTargetId());
}
#Override
public int hashCode()
{
return (sourceId.hashCode() + targetId.hashCode()) * 31;
}
}
final class AnimalKey
{
#Getter
private UUID catId;
#Getter
private UUID dogId;
#Override
public boolean equals(Object o)
{
if (this == o)
{
return true;
}
if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass())
{
return false;
}
AnimalKey key = (AnimalKey) o;
return dogId.equals(key.getDogId()) && catId.equals(key.getCatId());
}
#Override
public int hashCode()
{
return (catId.hashCode() + dogId.hashCode()) * 31;
}
}
So I'm wondering what is the best practice, since both classes basically have the same number of variables with the same type... only that the variable names are different.
Of course one option is to have only 1 class that has generic names like firstID and secondID. But then the code using the getters/setters for these classes are not very easy to read and understand. Is there any obvious approach I'm missing?
I don't think there is anything as elegant as you are envisaging or not much of a necessity/benefit. However, a couple of options that come to mind are to have a common base class and some explicit getters that map to friendlier names and/or and object for a TupleUUID.
#AllArgsConstructor
final class TupleUUID
{
#Getter
private UUID primaryId;
#Getter
private UUID secondaryId;
#Override
public boolean equals(Object o) {
if (this == o) {
return true;
}
if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
return false;
}
TupleUUID that = (TupleUUID) o;
return Objects.equals(primaryId, that.primaryId)
&& Objects.equals(secondaryId, that.secondaryId);
}
#Override
public int hashCode() {
return Objects.hash(primaryId, secondaryId);
}
}
#AllArgsConstructor
class TupleKey {
#Getter(AccessLevel.PROTECTED)
private TupleUUID uuid;
#Override
public boolean equals(Object o) {
if (this == o) {
return true;
}
if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
return false;
}
TupleKey that = (TupleKey ) o;
return Objects.equals(key, that.key);
}
#Override
public int hashCode() {
return uuid.hashCode();
}
}
#AllArgsConstructor
final class ObjectKey extends TupleKey {
public UUID getSourceId() {
return getUuid().getPrimaryId();
}
public UUID getTargetId() {
return getUuid().getSecondaryId();
}
}
#AllArgsConstructor
final class AnimalKey extends TupleKey {
public UUID getCatId() {
return getUuid().getPrimaryId();
}
public UUID getDogId() {
return getUuid().getSecondaryId();
}
}
Of course, you can mix and match this and get rid of the TupleKey base class or roll TupleUUID into TupleKey instead.
The benefits of this are questionable unless you are going to have a lot of objects with two unique identifiers.
Class:
public class Variant
{
private String variant;
private String quantity;
//getters and setters
}
ArrayList:
ArrayList<Variant> variantList = getVariantsList();
Now I want to check whether variantList contains a duplicate entry of variant or not? Please note that variant having two entries with different quantity are to be considered as duplicates.
You can simply ovveride your equals method in your Variant class and provide all the rules for equality in that method.
#Override
public boolean equals(Object obj) {
..
Then you can use contains method or just pass it to a Set, that eliminates all your duplicates.
If you want variant having two entries with different quantity also considered as dup, then you can add that condition in your equals.
Override equals(Object obj) method and try to compare the object on variant and quantity.
Try to loop thru the variantList and do check for duplicity using variantList.contains(variant).
There are two things you need to do:
Override the equals() in your Variant class(minimal code below):
Please note that the below code only checks for quantity and not the variant prop. Your IDE might help you to generate the equals() as well.
#Override
public boolean equals(Object object) {
boolean isEqual = (this == object);
if(object instanceof Variant){
Variant variant = (Variant) object;
isEqual = this.quantity.equals(variant.quantity);
}else{
isEqual = false;
}
return isEqual;
}
Check if the List contains the object - which will use the equals() to check if both are equal.
for (Variant variant : variantList) {
if (variantList.contains(variant)) {
//do logic if its present
}
}
Just check one object with other objects of list
Override equals method in Variant class
#Override
public boolean equals(Object obj) {
if (obj != null) {
if (obj instanceof Variant) {
Variant temp = (Variant) obj;
return this.quantity.equals(temp.quantity); //for different quantity
} else {
return false;
}
}
return false;
}
Then check :
for (int i = 0; i < variantList.size(); i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < variantList.size(); j++) {
if (i != j) {
if (iList.get(i).equals(iList.get(j))) {
//logic when duplicate
break;
}
}
}
}
Follow the below guidelines:
Your Class Variant must override the equals method, since you define a duplicate condition based on quality hence in the equals method check for quality attribute value i.e.
public class Variant {
private String variant;
private String quantity;
public Variant(String variant, String quantity) {
this.variant = variant;
this.quantity = quantity;
}
#Override
public int hashCode() {
final int prime = 31;
int result = 1;
result = prime * result
+ ((quantity == null) ? 0 : quantity.hashCode());
return result;
}
#Override
public boolean equals(Object obj) {
if (this == obj)
return true;
if (obj == null)
return false;
if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
return false;
Variant other = (Variant) obj;
if (quantity == null) {
if (other.quantity != null)
return false;
} else if (!quantity.equals(other.quantity))
return false;
return true;
}
}
Create a method which basically checking whether your list contains the duplicate entries(Variant) or not and return true and false accordingly:
private static boolean isListContainsDuplicateEntries(
ArrayList variantList) {
final List setToReturn = new ArrayList();
for (Variant v : variantList) {
if (!setToReturn.contains(v)) {
setToReturn.add(v);
} else {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
Now, test the functionality:
public static void main(String[] args) {
Variant variant1 = new Variant("1", "100");
Variant variant2 = new Variant("2", "200");
Variant variant3 = new Variant("3", "200");
ArrayList<Variant> variantList = new ArrayList<>();
variantList.add(variant1);
variantList.add(variant2);
variantList.add(variant3);
System.out.println(Variant.isListContainsDuplicateEntries(variantList));
Output: true
You can use contains():
if (variantList.contains(**<some other Variant object>**)){
...
}
You can simply override your equals method in your Variant and try like this
List<Varient> list =getVariantsList();
System.out.println("here list size"+list.size());
Set<Varient> set = new HashSet<Varient>(list);
System.out.println("here"+set.size());
Create a varient Object:
public class Varient {
private String variant;
private String quantity;
public String getVariant() {
return variant;
}
public void setVariant(String variant) {
this.variant = variant;
}
public String getQuantity() {
return quantity;
}
public void setQuantity(String quantity) {
this.quantity = quantity;
}
#Override
public boolean equals(Object o) {
if (this == o) return true;
if (!(o instanceof Varient)) return false;
Varient varient = (Varient) o;
if (!quantity.equals(varient.quantity)) return false;
if (!variant.equals(varient.variant)) return false;
return true;
}
#Override
public int hashCode() {
int result = variant.hashCode();
result = 31 * result + quantity.hashCode();
return result;
}
}
Here is your main Program;
public class Test {
public static void main (String [] args){
// getVariantsList() here your list
List<Varient> list =getVariantsList();
Set<Varient> set = new LinkedHashSet<Varient>(list);
}
}
public class Variant {
private String variant;
private String quantity;
#Override
public int hashCode() {
final int prime = 31;
int result = 1;
result = prime * result + ((variant == null) ? 0 : variant.hashCode());
return result;
}
#Override
public boolean equals(Object obj) {
if (this == obj)
return true;
if (obj == null)
return false;
if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
return false;
Variant other = (Variant) obj;
if (variant == null) {
if (other.variant != null)
return false;
} else if (!variant.equals(other.variant))
return false;
return true;
}
public String getVariant() {
return variant;
}
public void setVariant(String variant) {
this.variant = variant;
}
public String getQuantity() {
return quantity;
}
public void setQuantity(String quantity) {
this.quantity = quantity;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
// HashSet<Variant> set = new HashSet<>();
// LinkedHashSet<Variant> linkedSet = new LinkedHashSet<>(); // stores
// in input order
/*
* You can use treeset to store data in custom order, in this case
* lexicographically
*/
TreeSet<Variant> treeSet = new TreeSet<>(new VariantComparator());
}
}
See the following 2 classes, DTO and DTOWithOrdering:
public class DTO {
private final String key;
private final long recordVersionNumber;
public DTO(String key) {
this.key = key;
this.recordVersionNumber = 0;
}
public DTO(String key, long recordVersionNumber) {
this.key = key;
this.recordVersionNumber = recordVersionNumber;
}
public String getKey() {
return key;
}
public long getRecordVersionNumber() {
return recordVersionNumber;
}
#Override
public String toString() {
return "Key: " + this.key + " Record Version Number: " + this.recordVersionNumber;
}
#Override
public boolean equals(Object o) {
if (this == o) return true;
if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
DTO that = (DTO) o;
return Objects.equal(this.key, that.key) &&
Objects.equal(this.recordVersionNumber, that.recordVersionNumber);
}
#Override
public int hashCode() {
return Objects.hashCode(key, recordVersionNumber);
}
public class DTOWithOrdering extends DTO implements Comparable<DTOWithOrdering> {
public DTOWithOrdering(String key, long recordVersionNumber) {
super(key, recordVersionNumber);
}
#Override
public boolean equals(Object o) {
if (this == o) return true;
if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
DTOWithOrdering other = (DTOWithOrdering) o;
if(this.getKey().equals(other.getKey())) {
if(this.getRecordVersionNumber() == other.getRecordVersionNumber()) {
return true;
} else if(this.getRecordVersionNumber() <= other.getRecordVersionNumber()) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
} {
return false;
}
}
#Override
public int compareTo(DTOWithOrdering other) {
if(this.getKey().equals(other.getKey())) {
if(this.getRecordVersionNumber() == other.getRecordVersionNumber()) {
return 0;
} else if(this.getRecordVersionNumber() <= other.getRecordVersionNumber()) {
return 0;
} else {
return -1;
}
} {
return -1;
}
}
}
DTOWIthOrdering extends from DTO and overrides the equals and compareTo methods.
The problem arises with the following code snippet when I create a TreeSet<DTOWIthOrdering> and invoke contains on this
TreeSet<DTOWithOrdering> treeSet = new TreeSet<DTOWithOrdering>(keyAndVersionList);
List<DTO> results = new ArrayList<DTO>();
for (DTO diff : diffs) {
if (treeSet.contains(new DTOWithOrdering(diff.getKey(), diff.getRecordVersionNumber())) == false) {
results.add(diff);
}
}
When I run this within my program I can see that treeSet contains 2700+ entities, one of which has a key of 0b3ae620-bbcf-347d-a9b4-87e6fd765cd7 and recordVersionNumber of 4
However, one of the diff entities contains the same key with a recordVersionNumber of 0.
When the code invokes the contains method, the set returns a value of false.
Strangely, for other examples, where the keys are equal and the record version number is greater in the TreeSet it returns true!
Is there something wrong here with my logic?
Here is a quote from JavaDoc for Comparable interface:
int compareTo(T o)
Compares this object with the specified object for order. Returns a
negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less
than, equal to, or greater than the specified object. The implementor
must ensure sgn(x.compareTo(y)) == -sgn(y.compareTo(x)) for all x and
y. (This implies that x.compareTo(y) must throw an exception if
y.compareTo(x) throws an exception.)
If you return -1 but never return 1, the property
sgn(x.compareTo(y)) == -sgn(y.compareTo(x)) cannot hold true. So your implementation of this method does not conform to the specification and TreeSet can work improperly.
Can anyone let me know what goes wrong in this piece of code? I'm pulling my hair out!
There isn't any problem if I use HashMap instead of ConcurrentHashMap. The code is compiled with JDK 5.0
public class MapTest {
public Map<DummyKey, DummyValue> testMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<DummyKey, DummyValue>();
public MapTest() {
DummyKey k1 = new DummyKey("A");
DummyValue v1 = new DummyValue("1");
DummyKey k2 = new DummyKey("B");
DummyValue v2 = new DummyValue("2");
testMap.put(k1, v1);
testMap.put(k2, v2);
}
public void printMap() {
for(DummyKey key : testMap.keySet()){
System.out.println(key.getKeyName());
DummyValue val = testMap.get(key);
System.out.println(val.getValue());
}
}
public static void main(String[] args){
MapTest main = new MapTest();
main.printMap();
}
private static class DummyKey {
private String keyName = "";
public DummyKey(String keyName){
this.keyName = keyName;
}
public String getKeyName() {
return keyName;
}
#Override
public int hashCode() {
return keyName.hashCode();
}
#Override
public boolean equals(Object o) {
return keyName.equals(o);
}
}
private static class DummyValue {
private String value = "";
public DummyValue(String value){
this.value = value;
}
public String getValue() {
return value;
}
}
}
This is the output:
B
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at test.MapTest.printMap(MapTest.java:27)
at test.MapTest.main(MapTest.java:34)
DummyKey.equals method implementation is incorrect, due to that testMap.get(key) always returns null. Try this
public boolean equals(Object o) {
if (o instanceof DummyKey) {
DummyKey other = (DummyKey) o;
return keyName == null ? other.keyName == null : keyName.equals(other.keyName);
}
return false;
}
hashCode also needs a little change to be consistent with equals
public int hashCode() {
return keyName == null ? 0 : keyName.hashCode();
}
The problem comes from your equals in DummyKey.
When you call DummyValue val = testMap.get(key);, the hashcode function finds a match (both keyname of k1 and key are the same and so are their hashcode). Yet equals returns false because k1.keyname is equal to "A" which is not equal to key itself, which is actually of type DummyValue: you are not comparing properly!
Therefore, you need to modify your equals function:
#Override
public boolean equals(Object obj) {
if (this == obj)
return true;
if (obj == null)
return false;
if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
return false;
DummyKey other = (DummyKey) obj;
if (keyName == null) {
if (other.keyName != null)
return false;
} else if (!keyName.equals(other.keyName))
return false;
return true;
}
Please note that if you change hashCode(), then you must change equals() as well. Otherwise, you will run into problems. If equals() returns true for two items, then their hashCode() value must be equal! The opposite is not required but preferable for better hashing performance. Here is an implementation of equals() and hashCode().
HINT: if you are using eclipse, you can utilize its source generation capability to create the correct hashCode() and equals() method for you. The only thing you need to do is to pick the instance variables that identify the object. To do so in eclipse, while your source code is open, go to the tabs in the top and choose "source", then choose "Generate hashCode() and equals()..."
#Override
public int hashCode() {
final int prime = 31;
int result = 1;
result = prime * result + ((keyName == null) ? 0 : keyName.hashCode());
return result;
}
Override
public boolean equals(Object other) {
if(this == other) return true; //for optimization
if(! other instanceof this) return false; //also covers for when other == null
return this.keyName == null ? other.keyName == null : this.keyName.equals(other.keyName);
}
As others have pointed, the problem lies in the way you override hashcode and equals.
Two options : 1) Just remove the hashcode and equals and it works fine
2) I let eclipse generate the source for hashcode and equals and it works fine. This is what my eclipse belted out for me :
#Override
public int hashCode() {
final int prime = 31;
int result = 1;
result = prime * result
+ ((keyName == null) ? 0 : keyName.hashCode());
return result;
}
#Override
public boolean equals(Object obj) {
if (this == obj)
return true;
if (obj == null)
return false;
if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
return false;
DummyKey other = (DummyKey) obj;
if (keyName == null) {
if (other.keyName != null)
return false;
} else if (!keyName.equals(other.keyName))
return false;
return true;
}
I want to override "public boolean equals(Object obj)" function, for name and age, in my class named MyObject whose structure is given below
public class MyObject{
private String name;
private int age;
}
How can i ?
#balusC :
What about this ?
vo = new MyObject() {
public boolean equals(Object obj) {
return ((MyObject)obj).name().equals(this.getName());
}
vo = new MyObject() {
public boolean equals(Object obj) {
return ((MyObject)obj).age() == (this.getAge());
Your question is a bit vague, but if the sole purpose is to have different sorting algorithms depending on what property you'd like to use, then rather use a Comparator.
public class Person {
private String name;
private int age;
public static Comparator COMPARE_BY_NAME = new Comparator<Person>() {
public int compare(Person one, Person other) {
return one.name.compareTo(other.name);
}
}
public static Comparator COMPARE_BY_AGE = new Comparator<Person>() {
public int compare(Person one, Person other) {
return one.age > other.age ? 1
: one.age < other.age ? -1
: 0; // Maybe compare by name here? I.e. if same age, then order by name instead.
}
}
// Add/generate getters/setters/equals()/hashCode()/toString()
}
which you can use as follows:
List<Person> persons = createItSomehow();
Collections.sort(persons, Person.COMPARE_BY_NAME);
System.out.println(persons); // Ordered by name.
Collections.sort(persons, Person.COMPARE_BY_AGE);
System.out.println(persons); // Ordered by age.
As to the actual equals() implementation, I'd rather let it return true when the both Person objects are techically or naturally identical. You can use either a DB-generated PK for this to compare on technical identity:
public class Person {
private Long id;
public boolean equals(Object object) {
return (object instanceof Person) && (id != null)
? id.equals(((Person) object).id)
: (object == this);
}
}
or just compare every property to compare on natural identity:
public class Person {
private String name;
private int age;
public boolean equals(Object object) {
// Basic checks.
if (object == this) return true;
if (object == null || getClass() != object.getClass()) return false;
// Property checks.
Person other = (Person) object;
if (name == null ? other.name != null : !name.equals(other.name)) return false;
if (age != other.age) return false;
// All passed.
return true;
}
}
Don't forget to override hashCode() as well when you override equals().
See also:
Object ordering
Sorting an ArrayList of objects
Overriding equals() and hashCode()
I'm not exactly sure what you're aiming at with this. The general expectation of equals() is that it returns false for null and objects of other classes and performs value equality on the relevant fields of the class in question.
While you can certainly handle String and Integer in the following way:
public boolean equals(Object o) {
if (o == null) return false;
if (o instanceof String) return name.equals(o);
if (o instanceof Integer) return ((Integer)o) == age;
...
}
this breaks the contract for equals so you can't do it (except not without things going wrong in very weird ways).
equals is an equivalence relation, so it has to be reflexive, symmetric and transitive. The symmetric part here is key, since if a.equals(b) then b.equals(a). Both String and Integer won't do that for you.
If you want just helper functions that check whether the name or the age is equals to a given name/age, then you can do that without using equals():
public boolean equalsName(String name) { return name.equals(this.name); }
public boolean equalsAge(int age) { return age == this.age; }
Just keep it short and simple (aka KISS principle): write setters and getters. Something like in the following example:
public class Person {
private String name;
private int age;
public String getName() {
return name;
}
public int getAge() {
return age;
}
And then in the method you need to do the check you can write:
Person person = new Person();
if(person.getName().equals("Something")) doThis();
if(person.getAge() == 1337) doThat();
Not sure what you mean by "multiple equals()". If you want compare both your fields, you just need to override the equals method like this,
public boolean equals( Object o )
{
if ( o != null && o instanceof MyObject )
{
MyObject m = (MyObject) o;
if (this.name == null)
return false;
return this.name.eqauls(m.name) && this.age == m.age;
}
return false;
}
/// Compute a hash code for the pair.
public int hashCode()
{
int code = name == null ? 0 : name.hashCode();
return code ^ age;
}
It's a good practice to change hashCode whenever you change equals so HashMap works efficiently with your object.
if you do want to override equals, it should look something like this:
static private <T> boolean checkEquals(T t1, T t2)
{
return (t1 == null) ? (t2 == null) : t1.equals(t2);
}
#Override public boolean equals (Object o)
{
if (o instanceof MyObject)
{
MyObject obj = (MyObject)o;
return checkEquals(this.name, obj.getName())
&& this.age == o.getAge();
}
else
return false;
}
#Override public int hashCode()
{
// implement hashCode
}
You need to override both hashCode() and equals() or neither. And you also should make sure your class is final, otherwise there are potential pitfalls with equals.
public class MyObject {
private String name;
private int age;
#Override
public boolean equals(Object o){
if(o instanceof MyObject){
MyObject otherObject = (MyObject)o;
if(name == null){
return otherObject.name == null && otherObject.age == age;
} else {
return name.equals(otherObject.name) && otherObject.age == age;
}
} else {
return false;
}
}
// When we overriding equals it is a good practice to override hashCode
// for consistecy
#Override
public int hashCode(){
int nameCode = (name == null) ? 0 : name.hashCode();
// See Item 9 in book Effective Java 2nd Edition
return 31 * nameCode + age;
}
}