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Spring mvc Hashtable vs concurrent hashmap Map vs flat map Api gateway Microservices vs monolithic Streams Catch why Arraylist vs linked list Classnotfound exceptions 500internl error Patch method Lambda expression Equals vs == Foreign key annotation
Sep 29, 2023

Spring mvc Hashtable vs concurrent hashmap Map vs flat map Api gateway Microservices vs monolithic Streams Catch why Arraylist vs linked list Classnotfound exceptions 500internl error Patch method Lambda expression Equals vs == Foreign key annotation

Q. What is the purpose of the hashCode() method? Ans. The hashCode() method generates a unique integer for an object, aiding in efficient data retrieval in hash-based collections. Used in hash-based collections like HashMap and HashSet for quick data access. Returns an integer value, which is the hash code of the object. Two equal objects must have the same hash code (consistent with equals()).
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Q. What is the purpose of the hashCode() method? Ans. The hashCode() method generates a unique integer for an object, aiding in efficient data retrieval in hash-based collections. Used in hash-based collections like HashMap and HashSet for quick data access. Returns an integer value, which is the hash code of the object. Two equal objects must have the same hash code (consistent with equals()).

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