Hashable abstract class
Temporary interface for backwards compatibility.
All objects now have a hashCode method. This interface will be removed
after a grace period. Code that use the Hashable interface should
remove it, or use Object instead if a type is necessary.
abstract class Hashable {
// TODO(lrn): http://darbug.com/5522
abstract int get hashCode;
}
Properties
final int hashCode #
Get a hash code for this object.
All objects have hash codes. Hash codes are guaranteed to be the
same for objects that are equal when compared using the equality
operator ==. Other than that there are no guarantees about
the hash codes. They will not be consistent between runs and
there are no distribution guarantees.
If a subclass overrides hashCode it should override the equality operator as well to maintain consistency.
docs inherited from Object
abstract int get hashCode;