NaturalHasher (Java API Reference for Oracle® Coherence Community Edition)

java.lang.Object
- com.oracle.coherence.common.base.NaturalHasher<V>

Type Parameters:

V - the value type

All Implemented Interfaces:

Hasher<V>
```
public class NaturalHasher<V>
extends Object
implements Hasher<V>
```
NaturalHasher provides a Hasher implementation based upon an object's internal hashCode and equals implementation.

Author:

mf 2011.01.07

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static NaturalHasher INSTANCE
A singleton instance of the NaturalHasher.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

NaturalHasher()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(V va, V vb)`	Compare two objects for equality.
`int`	`hashCode(V o)`	Return a hash for the specified object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - INSTANCE
```
public static final NaturalHasher INSTANCE
```
    A singleton instance of the NaturalHasher.
- Constructor Detail
  - NaturalHasher
```
public NaturalHasher()
```
- Method Detail
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode(V o)
```
    Return a hash for the specified object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    hashCode in interface Hasher<V>
    
    Parameters:
    
    o - the object to hash
    
    Returns:
    
    the hash
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(V va,
                      V vb)
```
    Compare two objects for equality.
    
    Specified by:
    
    equals in interface Hasher<V>
    
    Parameters:
    
    va - the first object to compare
    
    vb - the second object to compare
    
    Returns:
    
    true iff the object are equal