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Java Locale hashCode() Method with Example

Locale Class hashCode() method: Here, we are going to learn about the hashCode() method of Locale Class with its syntax and example.
Submitted by Preeti Jain, on March 08, 2020

Locale Class hashCode() method

• hashCode() method is available in java.util package.
• hashCode() method is used to get the hash code for this Locale.
• hashCode() method is a non-static method, it is accessible with the class object and if we try to access the method with the class name then we will get an error.
• hashCode() method does not throw an exception at the time of returning hash code.

Syntax:

    public int hashCode();

Parameter(s):

• It does not accept any parameter.

Return value:

The return type of the method is int, it returns hash code of this Locale.

Example:

// Java program to demonstrate the example 
// of int hashCode() method of Locale 

import java.util.*;

public class HashCodeOfLocale {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Instantiates Locale
        Locale lo = new Locale("jap", "JAPAN", "AM");

        // Display Locale
        System.out.println("lo: " + lo);

        // By using hashcode() method is
        // to return hash code
        // for this locale lo
        int hash_code = lo.hashCode();
        System.out.println("lo.hashCode(): " + hash_code);
    }
}

Output

lo: jap_JAPAN_AM
lo.hashCode(): 1013677133