If Java's garbage collector moves objects, what is Object.hashCode and System.identityHashCode?

Question

I\'ve often heard that these methods (Object.hashCode and System.identityHashCode) return the address of the object, or something computed quickly from

Answer 1

In .net the getHash() method will be impacted by the GC and therefore its recommended that developers use their own hash implementations. I cant find the link to the internal implementation at them moment. I will post it later if I find it..

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