Test of equality (equals and hash code method)

Question

As per the below link

Hashcode and equals

So it is assumed that if 2 objects are equal (that is, equals() returns true), then their hashCodes() must retu

Answer 1

Actually the idea is that when you implemente the equals method you should implement the hashCode method, and if a.equals(b) then a.hashCode() == b.hashCode(). Although there isn't anything in the Java compiler or Runtime that enforces this.