A Smart Point Class That Reimplements equals() and hashCode() Methods - Java Object Oriented Design

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Description

A Smart Point Class That Reimplements equals() and hashCode() Methods

Demo Code

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Point pt1 = new Point(10, 10);
    Point pt2 = new Point(10, 10);
    Point pt3 = new Point(12, 19);
    Point pt4 = pt1;//from ww  w.  j a v a 2s. co  m

    System.out.println("pt1 == pt1: " + (pt1 == pt1));
    System.out.println("pt1.equals(pt1): " + pt1.equals(pt1));

    System.out.println("pt1 == pt2: " + (pt1 == pt2));
    System.out.println("pt1.equals(pt2): " + pt1.equals(pt2));

    System.out.println("pt1 == pt3: " + (pt1 == pt3));
    System.out.println("pt1.equals(pt3): " + pt1.equals(pt3));

    System.out.println("pt1 == pt4: " + (pt1 == pt4));
    System.out.println("pt1.equals(pt4): " + pt1.equals(pt4));
  }
}

class Point {
  private int x;
  private int y;

  public Point(int x, int y) {
    this.x = x;
    this.y = y;
  }

  /* Re-implement the equals() method */
  public boolean equals(Object otherObject) {
    // Are the same?
    if (this == otherObject) {
      return true;
    }

    // Is otherObject a null reference?
    if (otherObject == null) {
      return false;
    }

    // Do they belong to the same class?
    if (this.getClass() != otherObject.getClass()) {
      return false;
    }

    // Get the reference of otherObject in a SmartPoint variable
    Point otherPoint = (Point) otherObject;

    // Do they have the same x and y co-ordinates
    boolean isSamePoint = (this.x == otherPoint.x && this.y == otherPoint.y);

    return isSamePoint;
  }

  /*
   * implement hashCode() method of the Object class, which is a requirement
   * when you re-implement equals() method
   */
  public int hashCode() {
    return (this.x + this.y);
  }
}

Result


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