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Can you name collections in Java that use the hashCode method?

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In Java, collections that use the hashCode() method for their operation are mainly hash tables and related data structures. The main ones are:

  • HashMap — implements a key-value mapping based on a hash table.
  • HashSet — a set based on HashMap, uses hashCode() to determine the uniqueness of elements.
  • LinkedHashMap — an extension of HashMap that maintains insertion order, also uses hashCode().
  • LinkedHashSet — similar to HashSet, but maintains insertion order.
  • Hashtable — an outdated implementation of a hash table, also uses hashCode().

All these collections use hashCode() for fast search, insertion, and deletion of elements, combining it with the equals() method to check object equality.

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