Java Tutorial/Class Definition/hashCode

A very efficient java hash algorithm, based on the BuzHash algoritm

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/**

* A very efficient java hash algorithm, based on the BuzHash algoritm by Robert
* Uzgalis (see http://www.serve.net/buz/hash.adt/java.000.html for more
* information). BuzHash is Copyright (c)1996 Robert Uzgalis, All Rights
* Reserved. Used with kind permission of the author
* 
* @version $Id: HashUtil.java 587751 2007-10-24 02:41:36Z vgritsenko $
*/

public final class HashUtil {

 private static long initial_hash = 0xe12398c6d9ae3b8aL; // initial values
 private static long mix_master[/* 0:255 */] = {
 /* 000 */0x4476081a7043a46fL, 0x45768b8a6e7eac19L, 0xebd556c1cf055952L,
 /* */0x72ed2da1bf010101L, 0x3ff2030b128e8a64L,
 /* 005 */0xcbc330238adcfef2L, 0x737807fe42e20c6cL, 0x74dabaedb1095c58L,
 /* */0x968f065c65361d67L, 0xd3f4018ac7a4b199L,
 /* 010 */0x954b389b52f24df2L, 0x2f97a9d8d0549327L, 0xb9bea2b49a3b180fL,
 /* */0xaf2f42536b21f2ebL, 0x85d991663cff1325L,
 /* 015 */0xb9e1260207b575b9L, 0xf3ea88398a23b7e2L, 0xfaf8c83ffbd9091dL,
 /* */0x4274fe90834dbdf9L, 0x3f20b157b68d6313L,
 /* 020 */0x68b48972b6d06b93L, 0x694837b6eba548afL, 0xeecb51d1acc917c9L,
 /* */0xf1c633f02dffbcfaL, 0xa6549ec9d301f3b5L,
 /* 025 */0x451dc944f1663592L, 0x446d6acef6ce9e4fL, 0x1c8a5b3013206f02L,
 /* */0x5908ca36f2dc50f7L, 0x4fd55d3f3e880a87L,
 /* 030 */0xa03a8dbeabbf065dL, 0x3ccbbe078fabcb6dL, 0x1da53a259116f2d0L,
 /* */0xfb27a96fcb9af152L, 0x50aba242e85aec09L,
 /* 035 */0x24d4e414fc4fc987L, 0x83971844a9ce535eL, 0xc26a3fdeb849398eL,
 /* */0xc2380d044d2e70d8L, 0xab418aa8ae19b18fL,
 /* 040 */0xd95b6b9247d5ebeaL, 0x8b3b2171fdc60511L, 0xe15cd0ae3fcc44afL,
 /* */0x5a4e27f914a68f17L, 0x377bd28ca09aafdcL,
 /* 045 */0xbbeb9828594a3294L, 0x7c8df263ae1de1b9L, 0xba0a48a5fd1c1dd0L,
 /* */0x57cc1b8818b98ee6L, 0x8c570975d357dabcL,
 /* 050 */0x76bdcd6f2e8826aaL, 0x529b15b6ec4055f1L, 0x9147c7a54c34f8a9L,
 /* */0x2f96a7728170e402L, 0xe46602f455eca72eL,
 /* 055 */0x22834c4dd1bde03fL, 0x2644cf5a25e368ffL, 0x907c6de90b120f4aL,
 /* */0xadfe8ba99028f728L, 0xa85199ae14df0433L,
 /* 060 */0x2d749b946dd3601eL, 0x76e35457aa052772L, 0x90410bf6e427f736L,
 /* */0x536ad04d13e35041L, 0x8cc0d76769b76914L,
 /* 065 */0xae0249f6e3b3c01cL, 0x1bdfd075307d6fafL, 0xd8e04f70c221deccL,
 /* */0x4ab23622a4281a5dL, 0x37a5613da2fcaba7L,
 /* 070 */0x19a56203666d4a9fL, 0x158ffab502c4be93L, 0x0bee714e332ecb2fL,
 /* */0x69b71a59f6f74ab0L, 0x0fc7fc622f1dfe8fL,
 /* 075 */0x513966de7152a6f9L, 0xc16fae9cc2ea9be7L, 0xb66f0ac586c1899eL,
 /* */0x11e124aee3bdefd7L, 0x86cf5a577512901bL,
 /* 080 */0x33f33ba6994a1fbdL, 0xde6c4d1d3d47ff0dL, 0x6a99220dc6f78e66L,
 /* */0x2dc06ca93e2d25d2L, 0x96413b520134d573L,
 /* 085 */0xb4715ce8e1023afaL, 0xe6a75900c8c66c0aL, 0x6448f13ad54c12edL,
 /* */0xb9057c28cf6689f0L, 0xf4023daf67f7677aL,
 /* 090 */0x877c2650767b9867L, 0xb7ea587dcd5b2341L, 0xc048cf111733f9bcL,
 /* */0x112012c15bc867bfL, 0xc95f52b1d9418811L,
 /* 095 */0xa47e624ee7499083L, 0x26928606df9b12e8L, 0x5d020462ec3e0928L,
 /* */0x8bbde651f6d08914L, 0xd5db83db758e524aL,
 /* 100 */0x3105e355c000f455L, 0xdd7fe1b81a786c79L, 0x1f3a818c8e012db1L,
 /* */0xd902de819d7b42faL, 0x4200e63325cda5f0L,
 /* 105 */0x0e919cdc5fba9220L, 0x5360dd54605a11e1L, 0xa3182d0e6cb23e6cL,
 /* */0x13ee462c1b483b87L, 0x1b1b6087b997ee22L,
 /* 110 */0x81c36d0b877f7362L, 0xc24879932c1768d4L, 0x1faa756e1673f9adL,
 /* */0x61651b24d11fe93dL, 0x30fe3d9304e1cde4L,
 /* 115 */0x7be867c750747250L, 0x973e52c7005b5db6L, 0x75d6b699bbaf4817L,
 /* */0x25d2a9e97379e196L, 0xe65fb599aca98701L,
 /* 120 */0x6ac27960d24bde84L, 0xdfacc04c9fabbcb6L, 0xa46cd07f4a97882bL,
 /* */0x652031d8e59a1fd8L, 0x1185bd967ec7ce10L,
 /* 125 */0xfc9bd84c6780f244L, 0x0a0c59872f61b3ffL, 0x63885727a1c71c95L,
 /* */0x5e88b4390b2d765cL, 0xf0005ccaf988514dL,
 /* 130 */0x474e44280a98e840L, 0x32de151c1411bc42L, 0x2c4b86d5aa4482c2L,
 /* */0xccd93deb2d9d47daL, 0x3743236ff128a622L,
 /* 135 */0x42ed2f2635ba5647L, 0x99c74afd18962dbdL, 0x2d663bb870f6d242L,
 /* */0x7912033bc7635d81L, 0xb442862f43753680L,
 /* 140 */0x94b1a5400aeaab4cL, 0x5ce285fe810f2220L, 0xe8a7dbe565d9c0b1L,
 /* */0x219131af78356c94L, 0x7b3a80d130f27e2fL,
 /* 145 */0xbaa5d2859d16b440L, 0x821cfb6935771070L, 0xf68cfb6ee9bc2336L,
 /* */0x18244132e935d2fdL, 0x2ed0bda1f4720cffL,
 /* 150 */0x4ed48cdf6975173cL, 0xfd37a7a2520e2405L, 0x82c102b2a9e73ce2L,
 /* */0xadac6517062623a7L, 0x5a1294d318e26104L,
 /* 155 */0xea84fe65c0e4f061L, 0x4f96f8a9464cfee9L, 0x9831dff8ccdc534aL,
 /* */0x4ca927cd0f192a14L, 0x030900b294b71649L,
 /* 160 */0x644b263b9aeb0675L, 0xa601d4e34647e040L, 0x34d897eb397f1004L,
 /* */0xa6101c37f4ec8dfcL, 0xc29d2a8bbfd0006bL,
 /* 165 */0xc6b07df8c5b4ed0fL, 0xce1b7d92ba6bccbeL, 0xfa2f99442e03fe1bL,
 /* */0xd8863e4c16f0b363L, 0x033b2cccc3392942L,
 /* 170 */0x757dc33522d6cf9cL, 0xf07b1ff6ce55fec5L, 0x1569e75f09b40463L,
 /* */0xfa33fa08f14a310bL, 0x6eb79aa27bbcf76bL,
 /* 175 */0x157061207c249602L, 0x25e5a71fc4e99555L, 0x5df1fe93de625355L,
 /* */0x235b56090c1aa55dL, 0xe51068613eaced91L,
 /* 180 */0x45bd47b893b9ff1eL, 0x6595e1798d381f2dL, 0xc9b5848cbcdb5ba8L,
 /* */0x65985146ff7792bcL, 0x4ab4a17bf05a19a0L,
 /* 185 */0xfd94f4ca560ffb0cL, 0xcf9bad581a68fa68L, 0x92b4f0b502b1ce1aL,
 /* */0xbcbec0769a610474L, 0x8dbd31ded1a0fecbL,
 /* 190 */0xdd1f5ed9f90e8533L, 0x61c1e6a523f84d95L, 0xf24475f383c110c4L,
 /* */0xdb2dffa66f90588dL, 0xac06d88e9ee04455L,
 /* 195 */0xa215fc47c40504baL, 0x86d7caebfee93369L, 0x9eaec31985804099L,
 /* */0x0fba2214abe5d01bL, 0x5a32975a4b3865d6L,
 /* 200 */0x8cceebc98a5c108fL, 0x7e12c4589654f2dcL, 0xa49ad49fb0d19772L,
 /* */0x3d142dd9c406152bL, 0x9f13589e7be2b8a5L,
 /* 205 */0x5e8dbac1892967adL, 0xcc23b93a6308e597L, 0x1ef35f5fe874e16aL,
 /* */0x63ae9cc08d2e274fL, 0x5bbabee56007fc05L,
 /* 210 */0xabfd72994230fc39L, 0x9d71a13a99144de1L, 0xd9daf5aa8dcc89b3L,
 /* */0xe145ec0514161bfdL, 0x143befc2498cd270L,
 /* 215 */0xa8e192557dbbd9f8L, 0xcbeda2445628d7d0L, 0x997f0a93205d9ea4L,
 /* */0x01014a97f214ebfaL, 0x70c026ffd1ebedafL,
 /* 220 */0xf8737b1b3237002fL, 0x8afcbef3147e6e5eL, 0x0e1bb0684483ebd3L,
 /* */0x4cbad70ae9b05aa6L, 0xd4a31f523517c363L,
 /* 225 */0xdb0f057ae8e9e8a2L, 0x400894a919d89df6L, 0x6a626a9b62defab3L,
 /* */0xf907fd7e14f4e201L, 0xe10e4a5657c48f3fL,
 /* 230 */0xb17f9f54b8e6e5dcL, 0x6b9e69045fa6d27aL, 0x8b74b6a41dc3078eL,
 /* */0x027954d45ca367f9L, 0xd07207b8fdcbb7ccL,
 /* 235 */0xf397c47d2f36414bL, 0x05e4e8b11d3a034fL, 0x36adb3f7122d654fL,
 /* */0x607d9540eb336078L, 0xb639118e3a8b9600L,
 /* 240 */0xd0a406770b5f1484L, 0x3cbee8213ccfb7c6L, 0x467967bb2ff89cf1L,
 /* */0xb115fe29609919a6L, 0xba740e6ffa83287eL,
 /* 245 */0xb4e51be9b694b7cdL, 0xc9a081c677df5aeaL, 0x2e1fbcd8944508ccL,
 /* */0xf626e7895581fbb8L, 0x3ce6e9b5728a05cbL,
 /* 250 */0x46e87f2664a31712L, 0x8c1dc526c2f6acfaL, 0x7b4826726e560b10L,
 /* */0x2966e0099d8d7ce1L, 0xbb0dd5240d2b2adeL, 0x0d527cc60bbaa936L };
 /**
  * This is buzhash the hash function on which most other Hash methods are
  * built.
  */
 private static long buzhash(StringBuffer arg) {
   /* Hash StringBuffer */
   long h = initial_hash;
   for (int i = 0; i < arg.length(); ++i)
     h = (h << 1) ^ (h >>> 63) ^ mix_master[(arg.charAt(i) ^ (arg.charAt(i) >>> 8)) & 0xff];
   return h;
 }
 /**
  * This is buzhash the hash function on which most other Hash methods are
  * built.
  */
 private static long buzhash(String arg) {
   /* Hash StringBuffer */
   long h = initial_hash;
   for (int i = 0; i < arg.length(); ++i)
     h = (h << 1) ^ (h >>> 63) ^ mix_master[(arg.charAt(i) ^ (arg.charAt(i) >>> 8)) & 0xff];
   return h;
 }
 /**
  * Hash a String.
  * 
  * @param arg
  *          The String to be hashed
  * @return The hash for the input.
  */
 public static long hash(String arg) {
   // Make Hash from String
   return buzhash(arg);
 }
 /**
  * Hash a String.
  * 
  * @param arg
  *          The String represented by the StringBuffer to be hashed
  * @return The hash for the input.
  */
 public static long hash(StringBuffer arg) {
   // Make Hash from StringBuffer
   return buzhash(arg);
 }

}</source>

Comparing Object Values Using Hash Codes

   <source lang="java">

import java.io.File; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   File file1 = new File("a");
   File file2 = new File("a");
   File file3 = new File("b");
   int hc1 = file1.hashCode();
   System.out.println(hc1);
   int hc2 = file2.hashCode();
   System.out.println(hc2);
   int hc3 = file3.hashCode();
   System.out.println(hc3);
 }

}</source>

Computing hash codes

   <source lang="java">

/*

* JBoss DNA (http://www.jboss.org/dna)
* See the COPYRIGHT.txt file distributed with this work for information
* regarding copyright ownership.  Some portions may be licensed
* to Red Hat, Inc. under one or more contributor license agreements.
* See the AUTHORS.txt file in the distribution for a full listing of 
* individual contributors. 
*
* JBoss DNA is free software. Unless otherwise indicated, all code in JBoss DNA
* is licensed to you under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
* published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
* the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* JBoss DNA is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this software; if not, write to the Free
* Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
* 02110-1301 USA, or see the FSF site: http://www.fsf.org.
*/

import java.util.Arrays; /**

* Utilities for easily computing hash codes. The algorithm should generally produce good distributions for use in hash-based
* containers or collections, but as expected does always result in repeatable hash codes given the inputs.
* @author Randall Hauch
*/

public class HashCode {

   // Prime number used in improving distribution: 1,000,003
   private static final int PRIME = 103;
   /**
    * Compute a combined hash code from the supplied objects. This method always returns 0 if no objects are supplied.
    * @param objects the objects that should be used to compute the hash code
    * @return the hash code
    */
   public static int compute( Object... objects ) {
       return compute(0, objects);
   }
   /**
    * Compute a combined hash code from the supplied objects using the supplied seed.
    * @param seed a value upon which the hash code will be based; may be 0
    * @param objects the objects that should be used to compute the hash code
    * @return the hash code
    */
   protected static int compute( int seed, Object... objects ) {
       if (objects == null || objects.length == 0) {
           return seed * HashCode.PRIME;
       }
       // Compute the hash code for all of the objects ...
       int hc = seed;
       for (Object object : objects) {
           hc = HashCode.PRIME * hc;
           if (object instanceof byte[]) {
               hc += Arrays.hashCode((byte[])object);
           } else if (object instanceof boolean[]) {
               hc += Arrays.hashCode((boolean[])object);
           } else if (object instanceof short[]) {
               hc += Arrays.hashCode((short[])object);
           } else if (object instanceof int[]) {
               hc += Arrays.hashCode((int[])object);
           } else if (object instanceof long[]) {
               hc += Arrays.hashCode((long[])object);
           } else if (object instanceof float[]) {
               hc += Arrays.hashCode((float[])object);
           } else if (object instanceof double[]) {
               hc += Arrays.hashCode((double[])object);
           } else if (object instanceof char[]) {
               hc += Arrays.hashCode((char[])object);
           } else if (object instanceof Object[]) {
               hc += Arrays.hashCode((Object[])object);
           } else if (object != null) {
               hc += object.hashCode();
           }
       }
       return hc;
   }

}</source>

Get hash code for primitive data types

   <source lang="java">

import java.lang.reflect.Array; import java.util.Arrays; /*

* Copyright 2002-2007 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.
*/

//Revised from springframework /**

* Miscellaneous object utility methods. Mainly for internal use within the
* framework; consider Jakarta"s Commons Lang for a more comprehensive suite
* of object utilities.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @author Keith Donald
* @author Rod Johnson
* @author Rob Harrop
* @author Alex Ruiz
* @since 19.03.2004
* @see org.apache.rumons.lang.ObjectUtils
*/

abstract class ObjectUtils {

 private static final int INITIAL_HASH = 7;
 private static final int MULTIPLIER = 31;
 private static final String EMPTY_STRING = "";
 private static final String NULL_STRING = "null";
 private static final String ARRAY_START = "{";
 private static final String ARRAY_END = "}";
 private static final String EMPTY_ARRAY = ARRAY_START + ARRAY_END;
 private static final String ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR = ", ";

 /**
  * Return the same value as {@link Boolean#hashCode()}.
  * @see Boolean#hashCode()
  */
 public static int hashCode(boolean bool) {
   return bool ? 1231 : 1237;
 }
 /**
  * Return the same value as {@link Double#hashCode()}.
  * @see Double#hashCode()
  */
 public static int hashCode(double dbl) {
   long bits = Double.doubleToLongBits(dbl);
   return hashCode(bits);
 }
 /**
  * Return the same value as {@link Float#hashCode()}.
  * @see Float#hashCode()
  */
 public static int hashCode(float flt) {
   return Float.floatToIntBits(flt);
 }
 /**
  * Return the same value as {@link Long#hashCode()}.
  * @see Long#hashCode()
  */
 public static int hashCode(long lng) {
   return (int) (lng ^ (lng >>> 32));
 }

}</source>

Get the identity hash codes

   <source lang="java">

import java.io.File; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   File file1 = new File("a");
   File file2 = new File("a");
   File file3 = new File("b");
   int ihc1 = System.identityHashCode(file1);
   System.out.println(ihc1);
   int ihc2 = System.identityHashCode(file2);
   System.out.println(ihc2);
   int ihc3 = System.identityHashCode(file3);
   System.out.println(ihc3);
 }

}</source>

Implement hashCode using commons-lang

   <source lang="java">

import org.apache.rumons.lang.builder.HashCodeBuilder; import org.apache.rumons.lang.builder.EqualsBuilder; import java.io.Serializable; public class Main implements Serializable {

 private Long id;
 private String title;
 private String author;
 public int hashCode() {
   return new HashCodeBuilder().append(id).append(title).append(author).toHashCode();
   // return HashCodeBuilder.reflectionHashCode(this);
 }

}</source>

Null Safe Hash Code

   <source lang="java">

import java.lang.reflect.Array; import java.util.Arrays; /*

* Copyright 2002-2007 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.
*/

//Revised from springframework /**

* Miscellaneous object utility methods. Mainly for internal use within the
* framework; consider Jakarta"s Commons Lang for a more comprehensive suite
* of object utilities.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @author Keith Donald
* @author Rod Johnson
* @author Rob Harrop
* @author Alex Ruiz
* @since 19.03.2004
* @see org.apache.rumons.lang.ObjectUtils
*/

abstract class ObjectUtils {

 private static final int INITIAL_HASH = 7;
 private static final int MULTIPLIER = 31;
 private static final String EMPTY_STRING = "";
 private static final String NULL_STRING = "null";
 private static final String ARRAY_START = "{";
 private static final String ARRAY_END = "}";
 private static final String EMPTY_ARRAY = ARRAY_START + ARRAY_END;
 private static final String ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR = ", ";

 /**
  * Return a hash code based on the contents of the specified array.
  * If array is null, this method returns 0.
  */
 public static int nullSafeHashCode(boolean[] array) {
   if (array == null) {
     return 0;
   }
   int hash = INITIAL_HASH;
   int arraySize = array.length;
   for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
     hash = MULTIPLIER * hash + hashCode(array[i]);
   }
   return hash;
 }
 /**
  * Return a hash code based on the contents of the specified array.
  * If array is null, this method returns 0.
  */
 public static int nullSafeHashCode(byte[] array) {
   if (array == null) {
     return 0;
   }
   int hash = INITIAL_HASH;
   int arraySize = array.length;
   for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
     hash = MULTIPLIER * hash + array[i];
   }
   return hash;
 }
 /**
  * Return a hash code based on the contents of the specified array.
  * If array is null, this method returns 0.
  */
 public static int nullSafeHashCode(char[] array) {
   if (array == null) {
     return 0;
   }
   int hash = INITIAL_HASH;
   int arraySize = array.length;
   for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
     hash = MULTIPLIER * hash + array[i];
   }
   return hash;
 }
 /**
  * Return a hash code based on the contents of the specified array.
  * If array is null, this method returns 0.
  */
 public static int nullSafeHashCode(double[] array) {
   if (array == null) {
     return 0;
   }
   int hash = INITIAL_HASH;
   int arraySize = array.length;
   for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
     hash = MULTIPLIER * hash + hashCode(array[i]);
   }
   return hash;
 }
 /**
  * Return a hash code based on the contents of the specified array.
  * If array is null, this method returns 0.
  */
 public static int nullSafeHashCode(float[] array) {
   if (array == null) {
     return 0;
   }
   int hash = INITIAL_HASH;
   int arraySize = array.length;
   for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
     hash = MULTIPLIER * hash + hashCode(array[i]);
   }
   return hash;
 }
 /**
  * Return a hash code based on the contents of the specified array.
  * If array is null, this method returns 0.
  */
 public static int nullSafeHashCode(int[] array) {
   if (array == null) {
     return 0;
   }
   int hash = INITIAL_HASH;
   int arraySize = array.length;
   for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
     hash = MULTIPLIER * hash + array[i];
   }
   return hash;
 }
 /**
  * Return a hash code based on the contents of the specified array.
  * If array is null, this method returns 0.
  */
 public static int nullSafeHashCode(long[] array) {
   if (array == null) {
     return 0;
   }
   int hash = INITIAL_HASH;
   int arraySize = array.length;
   for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
     hash = MULTIPLIER * hash + hashCode(array[i]);
   }
   return hash;
 }
 /**
  * Return a hash code based on the contents of the specified array.
  * If array is null, this method returns 0.
  */
 public static int nullSafeHashCode(short[] array) {
   if (array == null) {
     return 0;
   }
   int hash = INITIAL_HASH;
   int arraySize = array.length;
   for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
     hash = MULTIPLIER * hash + array[i];
   }
   return hash;
 }
 /**
  * Return the same value as {@link Boolean#hashCode()}.
  * @see Boolean#hashCode()
  */
 public static int hashCode(boolean bool) {
   return bool ? 1231 : 1237;
 }
 /**
  * Return the same value as {@link Double#hashCode()}.
  * @see Double#hashCode()
  */
 public static int hashCode(double dbl) {
   long bits = Double.doubleToLongBits(dbl);
   return hashCode(bits);
 }
 /**
  * Return the same value as {@link Float#hashCode()}.
  * @see Float#hashCode()
  */
 public static int hashCode(float flt) {
   return Float.floatToIntBits(flt);
 }
 /**
  * Return the same value as {@link Long#hashCode()}.
  * @see Long#hashCode()
  */
 public static int hashCode(long lng) {
   return (int) (lng ^ (lng >>> 32));
 }

}</source>

Returns an integer hash code representing the given double array value.

   <source lang="java">

import java.io.File; /*

* Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
*  contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
*  this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
*  The ASF licenses this file to You 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 {

 /**
  * Returns an integer hash code representing the given double array value.
  * 
  * @param value the value to be hashed (may be null)
  * @return the hash code
  * @since 1.2
  */
 public static int hash(double[] value) {
     if (value == null) {
         return 0;
     }
     int result = value.length;
     for (int i = 0; i < value.length; ++i) {
         result = result * 31 + hash(value[i]);
     }
     return result;
 }
 /**
  * Returns an integer hash code representing the given double value.
  * 
  * @param value the value to be hashed
  * @return the hash code
  */
 public static int hash(double value) {
     long bits = Double.doubleToLongBits(value);
     return (int)(bits ^ (bits >>> 32));
 }

}</source>

Secure Hash

   <source lang="java">

/*

* JBoss DNA (http://www.jboss.org/dna)
* See the COPYRIGHT.txt file distributed with this work for information
* regarding copyright ownership.  Some portions may be licensed
* to Red Hat, Inc. under one or more contributor license agreements.
* See the AUTHORS.txt file in the distribution for a full listing of 
* individual contributors. 
*
* JBoss DNA is free software. Unless otherwise indicated, all code in JBoss DNA
* is licensed to you under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
* published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
* the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* JBoss DNA is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this software; if not, write to the Free
* Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
* 02110-1301 USA, or see the FSF site: http://www.fsf.org.
*/

import java.io.BufferedInputStream; import java.io.File; import java.io.FileInputStream; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStream; import java.security.MessageDigest; import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException; /**

* @author Randall Hauch
*/

public class SecureHash {

   /**
    * Commonly-used hashing algorithms.
    */
   public enum Algorithm {
       MD2("MD2", "The MD2 message digest algorithm as defined in RFC 1319"),
       MD5("MD5", "The MD5 message digest algorithm as defined in RFC 1321"),
       SHA_1("SHA-1", "The Secure Hash Algorithm, as defined in Secure Hash Standard, NIST FIPS 180-1"),
       SHA_256(
               "SHA-256",
               "New hash algorithms for which the draft Federal Information Processing Standard 180-2, "
               + "Secure Hash Standard (SHS) is now available.  SHA-256 is a 256-bit hash function intended to provide 128 bits of "
               + "security against collision attacks."),
       SHA_384(
               "SHA-384",
               "New hash algorithms for which the draft Federal Information Processing Standard 180-2, "
               + "Secure Hash Standard (SHS) is now available.  A 384-bit hash may be obtained by truncating the SHA-512 output."),
       SHA_512(
               "SHA-512",
               "New hash algorithms for which the draft Federal Information Processing Standard 180-2, "
               + "Secure Hash Standard (SHS) is now available.  SHA-512 is a 512-bit hash function intended to provide 256 bits of security.");
       private String name;
       private String description;
       private Algorithm( String name,
                          String description ) {
           this.name = name;
           this.description = description;
       }
       public String digestName() {
           return this.name;
       }
       public String description() {
           return this.description;
       }
       @Override
       public String toString() {
           return digestName();
       }
   }
   /**
    * Get the hash of the supplied content, using the supplied digest algorithm.
    * 
    * @param algorithm the hashing function algorithm that should be used
    * @param content the content to be hashed; may not be null
    * @return the hash of the contents as a byte array
    * @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException if the supplied algorithm could not be found
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the algorithm is null
    */
   public static byte[] getHash( Algorithm algorithm,
                                 byte[] content ) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException {
       return getHash(algorithm.digestName(), content);
   }
   /**
    * Get the hash of the supplied content, using the supplied digest algorithm.
    * 
    * @param algorithm the hashing function algorithm that should be used
    * @param file the file containing the content to be hashed; may not be null
    * @return the hash of the contents as a byte array
    * @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException if the supplied algorithm could not be found
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the algorithm is null
    * @throws IOException if there is an error reading the file
    */
   public static byte[] getHash( Algorithm algorithm,
                                 File file ) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException, IOException {
       return getHash(algorithm.digestName(), file);
   }
   /**
    * Get the hash of the supplied content, using the supplied digest algorithm.
    * 
    * @param algorithm the hashing function algorithm that should be used
    * @param stream the stream containing the content to be hashed; may not be null
    * @return the hash of the contents as a byte array
    * @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException if the supplied algorithm could not be found
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the algorithm is null
    * @throws IOException if there is an error reading the stream
    */
   public static byte[] getHash( Algorithm algorithm,
                                 InputStream stream ) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException, IOException {
       return getHash(algorithm.digestName(), stream);
   }
   /**
    * Get the hash of the supplied content, using the digest identified by the supplied name.
    * 
    * @param digestName the name of the hashing function (or {@link MessageDigest message digest}) that should be used
    * @param content the content to be hashed; may not be null
    * @return the hash of the contents as a byte array
    * @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException if the supplied algorithm could not be found
    */
   public static byte[] getHash( String digestName,
                                 byte[] content ) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException {
       MessageDigest digest = MessageDigest.getInstance(digestName);
       assert digest != null;
       return digest.digest(content);
   }
   /**
    * Get the hash of the supplied content, using the digest identified by the supplied name.
    * 
    * @param digestName the name of the hashing function (or {@link MessageDigest message digest}) that should be used
    * @param file the file whose content is to be hashed; may not be null
    * @return the hash of the contents as a byte array
    * @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException if the supplied algorithm could not be found
    * @throws IOException if there is an error reading the file
    */
   public static byte[] getHash( String digestName,
                                 File file ) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException, IOException {
       MessageDigest digest = MessageDigest.getInstance(digestName);
       assert digest != null;
       InputStream in = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(file));
       boolean error = false;
       try {
           int bufSize = 1024;
           byte[] buffer = new byte[bufSize];
           int n = in.read(buffer, 0, bufSize);
           int count = 0;
           while (n != -1) {
               count += n;
               digest.update(buffer, 0, n);
               n = in.read(buffer, 0, bufSize);
           }
       } catch (IOException e) {
           error = true;
           throw e;
       } finally {
           try {
               in.close();
           } catch (IOException e) {
               if (!error) throw e;
           }
       }
       return digest.digest();
   }
   /**
    * Get the hash of the supplied content, using the digest identified by the supplied name. Note that this method never closes
    * the supplied stream.
    * 
    * @param digestName the name of the hashing function (or {@link MessageDigest message digest}) that should be used
    * @param stream the stream containing the content to be hashed; may not be null
    * @return the hash of the contents as a byte array
    * @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException if the supplied algorithm could not be found
    * @throws IOException if there is an error reading the stream
    */
   public static byte[] getHash( String digestName,
                                 InputStream stream ) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException, IOException {
       MessageDigest digest = MessageDigest.getInstance(digestName);
       assert digest != null;
       int bufSize = 1024;
       byte[] buffer = new byte[bufSize];
       int n = stream.read(buffer, 0, bufSize);
       int count = 0;
       while (n != -1) {
           count += n;
           digest.update(buffer, 0, n);
           n = stream.read(buffer, 0, bufSize);
       }
       return digest.digest();
   }

}</source>