Here you can find the source of absHash(Object obj)
public static int absHash(Object obj)
//package com.java2s; /*/* ww w . j a va 2 s.co m*/ * Copyright 2004-2009 the original author or authors. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ public class Main { public static int absHash(Object obj) { return Math.abs(hash(obj)); } /** * Same hash function as <code>HashMap#newHash</code> method. */ public static int hash(Object obj) { int h = obj.hashCode(); // This function ensures that hashCodes that differ only by // constant multiples at each bit position have a bounded // number of collisions (approximately 8 at default load factor). h ^= (h >>> 20) ^ (h >>> 12); return h ^ (h >>> 7) ^ (h >>> 4); } }