Java HashSet is allowing dupes; problem with comparable?
I've got a class, "Accumulator", that implements the Comparable compareTo method, and I'm trying to put these objects into a HashSet. When I add() to the HashSet, I don't see any activity in my compareTo method in the debugger, regardless of where I set my breakpoints. Additionally, when I'm done with the add()s, I see several duplicates within the Set. What am I screwing up, here; why is it not Comparing, and therefore, allowing the dupes? Thanks, IVR Avenger What am I screwing up, here? HashSet is based on hashCode() , not on compareTo() . You may be confusing it with TreeSet . In both cases