Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-jakarta-commons-dev-archive@apache.org Received: (qmail 34878 invoked from network); 22 Nov 2002 07:59:32 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO nagoya.betaversion.org) (192.18.49.131) by daedalus.apache.org with SMTP; 22 Nov 2002 07:59:32 -0000 Received: (qmail 13577 invoked by uid 97); 22 Nov 2002 08:00:42 -0000 Delivered-To: qmlist-jakarta-archive-commons-dev@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 13548 invoked by uid 97); 22 Nov 2002 08:00:41 -0000 Mailing-List: contact commons-dev-help@jakarta.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Help: List-Post: List-Id: "Jakarta Commons Developers List" Reply-To: "Jakarta Commons Developers List" Delivered-To: mailing list commons-dev@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 13536 invoked by uid 98); 22 Nov 2002 08:00:41 -0000 X-Antivirus: nagoya (v4218 created Aug 14 2002) Message-ID: <013301c291fd$2ee8fe50$3f1ea8c0@ports.local> From: "Ola Berg" To: "Jakarta Commons Developers List" References: <02ec01c28fb9$2dd37630$3f1ea8c0@ports.local> <003a01c291a2$14777de0$e97927d9@oemcomputer> Subject: Re: [lang] Hasher Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 09:00:11 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N > [lang] already has a HashCodeBuilder that copes with generating fairly > ordinary cases. Are specialised hashcodes really that useful? > Stephen There are a lot of useful algorithms, especially in the optimizing = field, that depends on hashes with different characteristics. I regard = hashing just like random numbers, a useful thing in any library. = However, maybe it is not so core that it justifies itself into lang. = Some math-package? /O -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: For additional commands, e-mail: