Java HashCode作用

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashSet;


public class ReflectTest2 {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		/*
		Collection collection = new ArrayList();
		ReflectPoint pt1 = new ReflectPoint(3, 3);
		ReflectPoint pt2 = new ReflectPoint(5, 5);
		ReflectPoint pt3 = new ReflectPoint(3, 3);
		collection.add(pt1);
		collection.add(pt2);
		collection.add(pt3);
		collection.add(pt1);
		System.out.println(collection.size());//打印为4
		*/
		
		/*
		 * 知识点：
		 * HashSet加入元素时会首先检查内部是否包含对象x，
		 * 如果已经包含对象x，则不再加入. 那两个对象如何才
		 * 是相等呢？ 就是通过 equals 方法来比较的
		 */
		Collection collection = new HashSet();
		ReflectPoint pt1 = new ReflectPoint(3, 3);
		ReflectPoint pt2 = new ReflectPoint(5, 5);
		ReflectPoint pt3 = new ReflectPoint(3, 3);
		collection.add(pt1);
		collection.add(pt2);
		collection.add(pt3);
		collection.add(pt1);
		//如果ReflctPoint没有覆盖hashCode和equals方法则打印为3
		System.out.println(collection.size()); 
	}
}

import java.util.Date;

public class ReflectPoint {
	private Date birthday = new Date();
	
	private int x;
	public int y;
	public String str1 = "ball";
	public String str2 = "basketball";
	public String str3 = "itcast";
	
	public ReflectPoint(int x, int y) {
		this.x = x;
		this.y = y;
	}
	//右键-->source-->生成hashCode和equals方法，系统会自动帮你生成
	
	@Override
	public int hashCode() {
		final int prime = 31;
		int result = 1;
		result = prime * result + x;
		result = prime * result + y;
		return result;
	}


	@Override
	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
		if (this == obj)
			return true;
		if (obj == null)
			return false;
		if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
			return false;
		final ReflectPoint other = (ReflectPoint) obj;
		if (x != other.x)
			return false;
		if (y != other.y)
			return false;
		return true;
	}
	

	@Override
	public String toString(){
		return str1 + ":" + str2 + ":" + str3;
	}


	public int getX() {
		return x;
	}


	public void setX(int x) {
		this.x = x;
	}


	public int getY() {
		return y;
	}


	public void setY(int y) {
		this.y = y;
	}


	public Date getBirthday() {
		return birthday;
	}


	public void setBirthday(Date birthday) {
		this.birthday = birthday;
	}
	
}