Java Date getHashcode() Method

Description

The Java Date hashCode() method returns a hash code for this Date object.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.Date.hashCode() method

public int hashCode()

Parameters

NA

Return Value

The method returns a hash code value for this Date object.

Exception

NA

Getting HashCode for a Given Date Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Date hashCode() method. We're creating a date instance and using hashCode() then we've printed the corresponding hashcode of the object.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Date;

public class DateDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a date
      Date date = new Date(99, 5, 10);

      // display current date
      System.out.println("The current date shows: " + date.toString());

      // get the hash code and print it
      int i = date.hashCode();
      System.out.println("A hash code for this date is: " + i);
   }
}

Output

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

The current date shows: Thu Jun 10 00:00:00 IST 1999
A hash code for this date is: 1240064152