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Java AbstractMap HashCode Method - GeeksforGeeks

The document explains the hashCode() method of the AbstractMap class in Java, which calculates a hash code value based on the key-value mappings in a map. It provides examples demonstrating the hash code of both a non-empty and an empty HashMap, highlighting that the hash code for an empty map is 0. The document also includes a suggested quiz question related to adding null keys in a HashMap.

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The document explains the hashCode() method of the AbstractMap class in Java, which calculates a hash code value based on the key-value mappings in a map. It provides examples demonstrating the hash code of both a non-empty and an empty HashMap, highlighting that the hash code for an empty map is 0. The document also includes a suggested quiz question related to adding null keys in a HashMap.

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Java AbstractMap hashCode() Method


Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

The hashCode() method of the AbstractMap class in Java is used to calculate a hash code value
for a map. This hash code is based on the key-value mapping contained in the map. It ensures
consistency such that two maps with the same entries have the same hash code.
Example 1: Hash Code of a Non-Empty Map

// Java program demonstrate the working of hashCode()


import [Link];
import [Link];
import [Link];

public class Geeks {


public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Create a HashMap
Map<String, Integer> hm = new HashMap<>();

// Add key-value pairs


[Link]("Java", 1);
[Link]("Programnming", 2);
[Link]("Language", 3);

// Get hashCode
[Link]("Map: " + hm);
[Link]("HashCode: " + [Link]());
}
}

Output

Map: {Programnming=2, Java=1, Language=3}


HashCode: -95421541

Explanation: In the above example, it creates a HashMap and adds three key-value pairs to it.
The hashCode() method calculates a unique integer value based on the keys and values in the
map.

Syntax of AbstractMap hashCode() Method


public int hashCode()

Return Type: It returns an integer representing the hash code value of the map.
Example 2: Hash Code of an Empty Map

// Java programm to demonstrates the


// hash code of an empty HashMap
import [Link];
import [Link];
import [Link];

public class Geeks {


public static void main(String[] args)
{

// creating an empty HashMap


Map<String, Integer> hm1 = new HashMap<>();
[Link]("Empty Map: " + hm1);
[Link]("HashCode of Empty Map: "
+ [Link]());
}
}

Output

Empty Map: {}
HashCode of Empty Map: 0

Explanation: The above program creates an empty HashMap without any key-value pairs. The
hashCode() method returns 0 because no entries exist in the map.

Suggested Quiz 4 Questions

What will happen if you try to add a null key in a HashMap?

A Throws NullPointerException

B Allowed only if the value is non-null

C Allowed, but only once

D Allowed multiple times

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