Here you can find the source of hash()
public static int hash()
//package com.java2s; /*BEGIN_COPYRIGHT_BLOCK* //ww w . j a v a 2 s.co m PLT Utilities BSD License Copyright (c) 2007-2010 JavaPLT group at Rice University All rights reserved. Developed by: Java Programming Languages Team Rice University http://www.cs.rice.edu/~javaplt/ Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. - Neither the name of the JavaPLT group, Rice University, nor the names of the library's contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. *END_COPYRIGHT_BLOCK*/ public class Main { /** Prime number used for hashing (approximately 2^32 divided by the golden ratio). */ private static final int KNUTH_CONST = -1640531535; /** Optimized implementation of {@link #hash(int[])} with 0 args. */ public static int hash() { return 1; } /** Optimized implementation of {@link #hash(int[])} with 1 arg. */ public static int hash(int a) { return KNUTH_CONST ^ a; } /** Optimized implementation of {@link #hash(int[])}) with 2 args. */ public static int hash(int a, int b) { return ((KNUTH_CONST ^ a) * KNUTH_CONST) ^ b; } /** Optimized implementation of {@link #hash(int[])} with 3 args. */ public static int hash(int a, int b, int c) { return ((((KNUTH_CONST ^ a) * KNUTH_CONST) ^ b) * KNUTH_CONST) ^ c; } /** Optimized implementation of {@link #hash(int[])} with 4 args. */ public static int hash(int a, int b, int c, int d) { return ((((((KNUTH_CONST ^ a) * KNUTH_CONST) ^ b) * KNUTH_CONST) ^ c) * KNUTH_CONST) ^ d; } /** * Produce a hash value based on the given keys according to an algorithm attributed to * Knuth (The Art of Programming, Vol. 3, Sorting and Searching) (TODO: verify this source). * The key idea is to combine 32-bit hash keys (where a typical class has multiple hash keys) * using exclusive OR after multiplying the existing accumulated result by a large prime number. */ public static int hash(int... keys) { int len = keys.length; int result = 1; for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) { result = (result * KNUTH_CONST) ^ keys[i]; } return result; } /** Optimized implementation of {@link #hash(Object[])} with 1 arg. */ public static int hash(Object a) { return hash((a == null) ? 0 : a.hashCode()); } /** Optimized implementation of {@link #hash(Object[])}) with 2 args. */ public static int hash(Object a, Object b) { return hash((a == null) ? 0 : a.hashCode(), (b == null) ? 0 : b.hashCode()); } /** Optimized implementation of {@link #hash(Object[])} with 3 args. */ public static int hash(Object a, Object b, Object c) { return hash((a == null) ? 0 : a.hashCode(), (b == null) ? 0 : b.hashCode(), (c == null) ? 0 : c.hashCode()); } /** Optimized implementation of {@link #hash(Object[])} with 4 args. */ public static int hash(Object a, Object b, Object c, Object d) { return hash((a == null) ? 0 : a.hashCode(), (b == null) ? 0 : b.hashCode(), (c == null) ? 0 : c.hashCode(), (d == null) ? 0 : d.hashCode()); } /** Produce a hash code for an object in which {@code #equals()} depends on the given values. */ public static int hash(Object... objs) { int len = objs.length; int[] keys = new int[len]; for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) { Object obj = objs[i]; keys[i] = (obj == null) ? 0 : obj.hashCode(); } return hash(keys); } /** Produce a hash code for an object in which {@code equals()} depends on the given values. */ public static int hash(Iterable<?> iter) { int result = 1; for (Object obj : iter) { int key = (obj == null) ? 0 : obj.hashCode(); result = (result * KNUTH_CONST) ^ key; } return result; } }