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public static final int hashCodeFor(Object... aFields)
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For more information on Project JXTA, please see * http://www.jxta.org. * * This license is based on the BSD license adopted by the Apache Foundation. */ import java.lang.reflect.Array; public class Main { /** Initial seed value for a <tt>hashCode</tt>. Contributions from individual fields are 'added' to this initial value. (Using a non-zero value decreases collisons of <tt>hashCode</tt> values.) */ public static final int HASH_SEED = 23; private static final int fODD_PRIME_NUMBER = 37; /** Return the hash code in a single step, using all significant fields passed in an {@link Object} sequence parameter. <P>(This is the recommended way of implementing <tt>hashCode</tt>.) <P>Each element of <tt>aFields</tt> must be an {@link Object}, or an array containing possibly-null <tt>Object</tt>s. These items will each contribute to the result. (It is not a requirement to use <em>all</em> fields related to an object.) <P>If the caller is using a <em>primitive</em> field, then it must be converted to a corresponding wrapper object to be included in <tt>aFields</tt>. For example, an <tt>int</tt> field would need conversion to an {@link Integer} before being passed to this method. */ public static final int hashCodeFor(Object... aFields) { int result = HASH_SEED; for (Object field : aFields) { result = hash(result, field); } return result; } /** Hash code for <tt>boolean</tt> primitives. */ public static int hash(int aSeed, boolean aBoolean) { return firstTerm(aSeed) + (aBoolean ? 1 : 0); } /** Hash code for <tt>char</tt> primitives. */ public static int hash(int aSeed, char aChar) { return firstTerm(aSeed) + aChar; } /** Hash code for <tt>int</tt> primitives. <P>Note that <tt>byte</tt> and <tt>short</tt> are also handled by this method, through implicit conversion. */ public static int hash(int aSeed, int aInt) { return firstTerm(aSeed) + aInt; } /** Hash code for <tt>long</tt> primitives. */ public static int hash(int aSeed, long aLong) { return firstTerm(aSeed) + (int) (aLong ^ (aLong >>> 32)); } /** Hash code for <tt>float</tt> primitives. */ public static int hash(int aSeed, float aFloat) { return hash(aSeed, Float.floatToIntBits(aFloat)); } /** Hash code for <tt>double</tt> primitives. */ public static int hash(int aSeed, double aDouble) { return hash(aSeed, Double.doubleToLongBits(aDouble)); } /** Hash code for an Object. <P><tt>aObject</tt> is a possibly-null object field, and possibly an array. If <tt>aObject</tt> is an array, then each element may be a primitive or a possibly-null object. */ public static int hash(int aSeed, Object aObject) { int result = aSeed; if (aObject == null) { result = hash(result, 0); } else if (!isArray(aObject)) { result = hash(result, aObject.hashCode()); } else { int length = Array.getLength(aObject); for (int idx = 0; idx < length; ++idx) { Object item = Array.get(aObject, idx); //recursive call! result = hash(result, item); } } return result; } private static int firstTerm(int aSeed) { return fODD_PRIME_NUMBER * aSeed; } private static boolean isArray(Object aObject) { return (aObject != null) && aObject.getClass().isArray(); } }