#58 Object Class equals toString hashcode in Java

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In this lecture we are discussing about object class:

-- every class in java inherit object class
-- in this lecture we see some member method of object class

public native int hashCode();
public boolean equals( Object);
public  String toString();

1)hashCode() method:
In Java, the hashCode () method is a method that is defined in the Object class,
which is the parent class of all classes in Java. It returns an integer value that
represents the unique hash code of an object.

2)equals(Object) method:
equals(Object obj) is the method of Object class. This method is used to compare
the given objects. It is suggested to override equals(Object obj) method to get our own equality condition on Objects.

3)toString() method:
We typically generally do use the toString() method to get the string representation of an object. It is very important
and readers should be aware that whenever we try to print the object reference then internally toString() method is invoked.
If we did not define the toString() method in your class then the Object class toString() method is invoked otherwise our
implemented or overridden toString() method will be called.

case 1: class which not override object class toString(), hashCode(), equals() method
class Mobile{
  String model;
  int price;
}

class Main{
   public static void main(String []args){
      Mobile mb1=new Mobile();
      mb1.model="Apple";
      mb1.price=100000;

     Mobile mb2=new Mobile();
     mb2.model="Apple";
     mb2.price=100000;

 
System.out.println(mb1); //Internally mb1.toString() is called and print Mobile@4617c264
System.out.println(mb2); // Internally mb2.toString() is called and print Mobile@36baf30c


       //use of equals() method to compare to object
       boolean result =mb1.equals(mb2); //right now it give false result because by default implementation of equals() method compare reference of two objects
       System.out.println(result); //false

       //use of hashCode()
      System.out.println(mb1.hashCode()); //1175962212
      System.out.println(mb2.hashCode());  //918221580 , provide some unique value
   }
}

case 2: class can override object class hashCode(), toString(), equals()
class Mobile{
   String model;
   int price;

   @Override
   public String toString(){
       return "Model: "+model+" and price: "+price;
   }
   @Override
   public int hashCode() {
       final int prime = 31;
       int result = 1;
       result = prime * result + ((model == null) ? 0 : model.hashCode());
       result = prime * result + price;
       return result;
   }

   @Override
   public boolean equals(Object obj) {
       if (this == obj)
           return true;
       if (obj == null)
           return false;
       if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
           return false;
       Mobile other = (Mobile) obj;
       if (model == null) {
           if (other.model != null)
               return false;
       } else if (!model.equals(other.model))
           return false;
       if (price != other.price)
           return false;
       return true;
   }

}

class Main{
   public static void main(String []args){
       Mobile mb1=new Mobile();
       mb1.model="Apple";
       mb1.price=100000;

       Mobile mb2=new Mobile();
       mb2.model="Apple";
       mb2.price=100000;

       //use of toString() method,  overrides method
       System.out.println(mb1); //Internally mb1.toString() is called and print Model: Apple and price: 100000
       System.out.println(mb2); // Internally mb2.toString() is called and print Model: Apple and price: 100000

       //use of equals() method to compare two object, overrides method
       boolean result =mb1.equals(mb2); //right now it give true result because we override equals() method
       System.out.println(result); //true

       //use of hashCode()
      System.out.println(mb1.hashCode()); //1967873639 due to overrides hashcode method
      System.out.println(mb2.hashCode());  //1967873639  

      System.out.println(mb1==mb2);
   }
}

Note: it is not mandatory to override every member method of object class but it is advice able
to override toString() and equals() method to compare and print own object.

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