Hash code limit

[Praveen]

As hash code is an int and it has some limit.

so what happen when we have too many(beyonds the limit of integer)
String objects ??

Is it posible to have two string objects with same hash codes ??

[Sandeep Kadyan]

1. What limit you are talking here is it the size limit of int? If yes,  Java generate an int value for hash. So the value will be always in Integer.Min_VALUE and Integer.MAX_VALUE. This causes the hash code generations for two different inputs

 

2. Yes , the two string can have same hashcode. This situation is known as hash collision.  Just try string "My" and "NZ"..Reason is the point one.

 

 

 

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