Java tutorial
import java.util.Date; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.Map; public class Main { public static void main(String args[]) { MyObject c1 = new MyObject(1, "one"); MyObject c2 = new MyObject(2, "two"); MyObject c3 = new MyObject(3, "three"); MyObject c4 = new MyObject(1, "one"); MyObject c5 = new MyObject(2, "two"); MyObject c6 = new MyObject(3, "three"); Map<Integer, MyObject> map = new HashMap<Integer, MyObject>(); map.put(c1.getId(), c1); map.put(c2.getId(), c2); map.put(c3.getId(), c3); map.put(c4.getId(), c4); map.put(c5.getId(), c5); map.put(c6.getId(), c6); System.out.println(map); } } class MyObject { public MyObject(int id, String name) { this.id = id; this.name = name; this.creationTme = new Date(); } private Integer id; private String name; private Date creationTme; public int getId() { return id; } public void setId(Integer id) { this.id = id; } public String getName() { return name; } public void setName(String name) { this.name = name; } public Date getCreationTme() { return creationTme; } public void setCreationTme(Date creationTme) { this.creationTme = creationTme; } @Override public int hashCode() { return this.id; } @Override public boolean equals(Object obj) { if (obj instanceof MyObject && ((MyObject) obj).id == this.id) return true; else return false; } public String toString() { final String TAB = " "; String retValue = ""; retValue = "Check(" + "id = " + this.id + TAB + "name = " + this.name + TAB + "creationTme = " + this.creationTme.getTime() + TAB + " )"; return retValue; } }