Java Hashtable - hashCode() Method
The java.util.Hashtable.hashCode() method returns the hash code value for this Map as per the definition in the Map interface.
Syntax
public int hashCode()
Parameters
No parameter is required.
Return Value
Returns a hash code value for this hashtable.
Exception
NA.
Example:
In the example below, the java.util.Hashtable.hashCode() method returns the hash code value for the given hashtable.
import java.util.*;
public class MyClass {
public static void main(String[] args) {
//creating a hashtable
Hashtable<Integer, String> Htable = new Hashtable<Integer, String>();
//populating hashtable
Htable.put(101, "John");
Htable.put(102, "Marry");
Htable.put(103, "Kim");
Htable.put(104, "Jo");
Htable.put(105, "Sam");
//printing hashtable
System.out.println("Htable contains: " + Htable);
//printing hashcode of the hashtable
System.out.print("Hash Code of Htable is: ");
System.out.print(Htable.hashCode());
}
}
The output of the above code will be:
Htable contains: {105=Sam, 104=Jo, 103=Kim, 102=Marry, 101=John}
Hash Code of Htable is: 76589404
❮ Java.util - Hashtable
