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/*
* Copyright 2010-2012 Craig S. Dickson (http://craigsdickson.com)
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
package com.squeakysand.commons.lang;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Map;
import com.squeakysand.commons.beans.BeanHelper;
import com.squeakysand.commons.beans.BeanHelperException;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
/**
* Helper class for writing good hashCode() methods. All hash methods that accept an array as a parameter
* and the hash method that accepts a single Object parameter safely handle a null value being passed as
* the argument to the method - methods that accept an array also safely handle a null element in the
* array.
*/
public final class HashCodeHelper {
private static final int MULTIPLIER = 37;
private static final int SEED = 17;
private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(EqualsHelper.class);
private HashCodeHelper() {
}
/**
* Generates a hash value for the passed in argument by extracting the readable JavaBean properties of the object and hashing those values and combining the
* results. This method can be used to help implement the
* hashCode method of an object that adheres to the JavaBean pattern. However, while this method will generate a good hash value, it is written in a
* generic manner and it may be possible to write a more specific and efficient hashing algorithm for specific classes if performance becomes an issue.
*
* @param bean
* the JavaBean to generate a hash value for.
* @return a hash value based on the readable properties of the JavaBean.
*/
public static int hashAsJavaBean(Object bean) {
int result = 0;
try {
Map propertyMap = BeanHelper.getPropertyValues(bean, true);
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