Learn how to implement the equals and hashCode methods in Java to ensure consistent and logical object equality in object-oriented design.

Bug 6321873 explains that the hash code returned by System.identityHashCode(Object) is not guaranteed to be unique (it’s a hash code after all). That being stated, there are situations in which ...

OK, there's a hashCode that ends in zero -- we'll put it into bucket zero. Here's a hashCode that ends in three -- we'll put it into bucket three. All of a sudden, you get another object. It says it's ...